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12/30/02- Women Artists: Renaissance and Baroque Painters, Sculptors and Engravers
In the 17th century, women of the Netherlands and other countries tended to focus on portraits and realistic still-life subjects, especially flowers. Read about some notable women painters and find images of their work.
12/23/02 - Women Artists: Renaissance and Baroque Painters, Sculptors and Engravers
In the Renaissance and Baroque periods, a few women achieved success as painters, sculptors and illustrators. They depicted still-life and individuals with a new realism, and brought the same style to religious and mythological themes. Read about some notable women painters and find images of their work.
12/10/02 - About Marian Wright Edelman
Marian Wright Edelman is known for her advocacy of children's issues, through the organization that she founded: the Children's Defense Fund. Here's a biography of her life with a history of her involvement in children's issues, plus links to more resources on this site, on About and on the Net. Includes a list of books by and about Marian Wright Edelman, including books for children.
12/10/02 - Quotations by Marian Wright Edelman
Updated and expanded quotations by the founder of the Children's Defense Fund and noted child advocate, Marian Wright Edelman. Quotes selected by your Women's History Guide.
12/06/02 - Quotations by Ann Richards
Former governor of Texas takes on George Bush, sr., Texas and the Republicans in these quotes, selected by your Women's History Guide.
12/03/02 - Quotations by Wendy Kaminer
Another outrageous woman, writer Wendy Kaminer takes on politics and religion in these selected quotations.
11/30/02 - Quotations by Camille Paglia
One of America's most outspoken critics of feminism -- and herself a feminist -- Camille Paglia's outrageous speech is represented here in a few choice quotations.
11/26/02 - Books on Women During and After the American Revolution
Women's lives began to change with the American Revolution. Every war means more women taking charge during the absence and after the deaths of husbands and fathers. After the war, talk of rights raised issues of women's rights and education. Read about some individual women whose voices were heard and about the lives of other women whose stories are known less directly.
11/23/02 - Frida Kahlo Quotations
One of Mexico's most famous artists -- wife of Diego Rivera, lover of Trotsky and many other men and women -- Frida Kahlo lived a life of pain, but used that pain to portray herself, and through her self-portraits, the human condition.
11/23/02 - Molly Ivins Quotations
Molly Ivins lets loose on politics, Texas, George Bush, and life, in this collection of quotations assembled by your Women's History Guide.
11/21/02 - About Jeannette Rankin
The first woman in a western democracy elected to a national legislature -- and the first woman in the U.S. elected to Congress -- Jeannette Rankin worked for social reform, women's rights and peace all her life.
11/19/02 - Books on Women of Colonial America
A few women in colonial America told their own stories in letterbooks, journals, diaries and other writings. While most of these women were better-educated and well-off, and thus not really representative, first-person accounts are among the best ways to learn about women's lives. But few diaries exist, so other sources are often essential to understanding women's lives before the American Revolution -- especially more ordinary women. Here are some books that attempt to tell the stories of women's lives, whether directly or indirectly.
11/15/02 - About Mary Queen of Scots - Mary Stuart
Queen of Scotland from the time of her father's death when she was just a week old, she was briefly Queen consort of France before returning to rule Scotland in her own right. She married her cousin Darnley and, after he had her Italian secretary and confidante murdered, probably conspired in his murder. She later married Bothwell amidst further scandal, and fled to England -- where her cousin Queen Elizabeth imprisoned her for 20 years until Mary's penchant for plotting led to her execution.
11/14/02 - About Mary of Guise
She married the King of Scotland, and, when he died a week after their daughter was born, she used her influence to draw Scotland closer to France through the marriage of her daughter, Mary Queen of Scots.
11/13/02 - Just Who IS Carolyn Keene?
A granddaughter of Harriet Stratemeyer defends the family claim to Harriet's authorship of the popular Nancy Drew books, against claims of Mildred Benson and others who have been credited publicly with that authorship.
11/09/02 - Nellie Cashman, In Search of Silver and Gold
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11/05/02 - 2003 Calendars Celebrating Women's History
With a calendar honoring women's history, every month can be women's history month. Choose a wall calendar with 12 months, an engagement calendar with weekly pages or a daily calendar with plenty of quotes. When the year's over, consider using the pictures for bulletin boards and other purposes.
11/07/02 - About Aimee Semple McPherson
An evangelical missionary preacher, with America and its sinners as her mission field -- when she disappeared in 1926, was she really hiding away in a "love nest" with a man on her radio station's staff, or was she kidnapped? Was she a hypocrite or was she a victim of the media and of those who couldn't stand a woman with such power in a position normally closed to women?
11/07/02 - Aimee Semple McPherson Quotations
A few quotes from Aimee Semple McPherson - her famous "It's my story and I'm sticking with it" but also excerpts from sermons and writings to get a taste of her evangelical preaching.
10/28/02 - Books on Women Explorers
Here are some of my recommendations for books on women explorers -- women who flouted convention to travel to the corners of the earth -- and some into space, or even into the realm of new ideas. They make great reading for yourself and they also make great gifts.
10/21/02 - Books on Women of the 10th Century - Medieval Women
In the tenth century, women's prominence was often through marriage or motherhood. Queenship was not much more than being a consort of a king, and mother of his children. Yet some queens and empresses reigned as regents for their sons and founded monasteries and convents. The lives of ordinary women are even more obscure. Some books cover a broader time range, so also include comparative material.
10/14/02 - Women in the Workplace - Medicine
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10/09/02 - Axis Sally
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10/04/02 - Women of the 10th Century
A timeline showing notable women of the 10th century. In the middle of the medieval period, a few women contribute their names to the public record. They appear as queens, empresses and consorts of powerful men, or as regents for sons and grandsons -- but occasionally as artists, military leaders, political manipulators and writers.
10/03/02 - Saint Ludmilla
A Bohemian saint, she raised and educated her grandson, Saint Wenceslaus, as a Christian.
10/03/02 - Aethelflaed
Daughter of Alfred the Great, she led the Mercian Army and helped build Mercia's defenses against the Danish invaders.
10/03/02 - Theodora
She wielded power in a period of notable corruption in Rome. Allegedly the lover of Pope John X, she was more certainly the grandmother of Pope John XI and great-grandmother of Pope John XII.
10/03/02 - Olga of Russia
A cruel and revengeful ruler as regent for her son, she was the first Russian saint in the Orthodox Church, for her efforts in converting the nation to Christianity.
10/03/02 - Marozia
Trained by her mother Theodora to be a major player in papal politics, she was allegedly the mistress of one Pope, mother of another and grandmother of yet another.
10/03/02 - Saint Matilda of Saxony
She married Henry the Fowler, King of Germany, and bore five notable children. She was known in her time for her charity and her church-building.
10/03/02 - Saint Edith of Polesworth
Daughter of England's Edward the Elder, she became a nun and abbess after her husband died.
10/03/02 - Edith (Eadgyth) of England
Daughter of King Edward the Elder of England, she was married off to the Emperor Otto I as his first wife.
10/03/02 - Hrosvitha von Gandersheim
First known woman dramatist, she also wrote poems and chronicles.
10/03/02 - Saint Adelaide
Second wife of Emperor Otto I, who rescued her from captivity, she ruled as a regent for her grandson Otto III with her daughter-in-law Theophano.
10/03/02 - Michitsuna no haha
She wrote a diary about court life and is known as a poet.
10/03/02 - Theophano
Wife of two Byzantine emperors, she served as regent for her sons and married her daughters to important 10th century rulers - the Western emperor Otto II and Vladimir I of Russia.
10/03/02 - Emma, Queen of Franks
Wife of Lothair, King of Franks, rumor had her poisoning her son, Louis V, and thus bringing to an end the Carolingian dynasty. But the charge is likely false.
10/03/02 - Aelfthryth
Married to King Edgar the Peaceable of England, she was stepmother of Edward the Martyr and mother of King Ethelred the Unready -- and may have helped end Edward's life so her son could become king.
10/03/02 - Theophano
Daughter of Theophano, Byzantine Empress, she married the western Emperor Otto II and served, with her mother-in-law Adelaide, as regent for her son, Otto III.
10/03/02 - Saint Edith of Wilton
Illegitimate daughter of King Edgar the Elder by a nun he kidnapped from Wilton Abbey, she was raised at the convent and may later have become its abbess.
10/03/02 - Anna
Daughter of Theophano and the Byzantine Emperor Romanus II, and thus sister of the Theophano who married western Emperor Otto II, Anna was married to Vladimir I of Kiev -- and her marriage was the occasion of his conversion, beginning the official conversion of Russia to Christianity.
10/03/02 - Aelfgifu
The first wife of Ethelred the Unready, she was the mother of Edmund II Ironside who briefly ruled England in a transitional time.
10/02/02 - Andal
An Indian poet who wrote devotional poetry to Vishnu, her verses are still in use today.
10/02/02 - Lady Li
A Chinese artist credited with inventing a method of bamboo painting.
10/02/02 - Amy Elizabeth Thorpe - World War II's Mata Hari
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10/01/02 - Sigrid the Haughty
She refused to marry King Olaf of Norway because it would have required her to give up her faith and become Christian.
9/25/02 - Women in Labor Unions
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9/20/02 - Women Captives - Indian Captivity Narratives
A genre of American literature popular from the late 17th through the 19th century was the Indian captive narrative. In these stories, it's usually been women and children who were kidnapped. The stories reinforce the image of women as needing protection even as they try to define and show women's strength and courage and, often, religious faith. The stories also give insight into women's lives and expected roles.
9/19/02 - Mary Rowlandson
Her story was the first of the genre of Indian captivity narratives. A member of a prominent settler family in Massachusetts, she was kidnapped with her children in King Philip's War and was ransomed three months later.
9/19/02 - Mary Jemison
She came to be known as the "White Woman of the Senecas." After being captured in 1758 by Shawnee Indians and French soldiers, she was sold to the Senecas who adopted her into their community. She lived most of her life as a Seneca in western New York, and is honored today with a statue and memorial.
9/12/02 - Top Picks: Books on Women and Islam
Does Islam treat women better or worse than other religions do? Are women better off under Islam than under Western culture? These are important questions not only for women's history, but for understanding the news today. Each of the books included has its own biases -- but that's helpful because you need to read and understand several perspectives to make your own truly informed judgments.
9/9/02 - Women of 9/11
Many women were victims of the terrorist attacks on the Pentagon and World Trade Center Twin Towers on September 11, 2001. Women were heroes of 9/11, too. Some women were at Ground Zero -- though language about September 11 has sadly hidden their existence and heroism.
9/08/02 - Warrior Women
The uncovered history of ancient warrior women and some thoughts about brave women of September 11, 2002: a book review for September 11th and beyond. A user-contributed book review by Rev. Rus Cooper-Dowd.
8/29/02 - Christa McAuliffe
America's first "teacher in space" died in 1986 in the tragic explosion of the space shuttle Challenger. Read her biography here, find pictures here and on the Net, and find links to many other resources about this famous civilian astronaut.
8/29/02 - Images of Women Astronauts
Find photos of some of the most famous women in space: Sally Ride, Christa McAuliffe, Shannon Lucid, Eileen Collins and more.
8/27/02 - Top Picks: Posters of Women in Jazz
Women's contribution to jazz has been mostly as singers, though a few have also been instrumentalists. If you'd like to give some of the ladies of jazz a place in your home, office or classroom, here are some posters and art prints featuring Billie Holiday, Sarah Vaughan, Ella Fitzgerald, Josephine Baker and -- in a rare treat -- Lil Armstrong, appearing with King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band.
8/27/02 - Maggie Kuhn Quotations
Quotations from the founder of the Gray Panthers (August 3, 1905 - April 22, 1995), a social activist who worked in her later years on behalf of the elderly.
8/26/02 - A Nurse's Perspective on the Civil War - Battle of Bull Run (First Manassas)
Sarah Emma Edmonds was a Civil War nurse, soldier (disguised as Frank Thompson), and spy. In this excerpt from her memoir, she recounts her experiences at the Battle of Bull Run (also known as First Manassas), July 21, 1861, the events leading up to the battle and her exploits after the battle, returning to Washington, DC.
8/24/02 - Joan Baez
Folksinger Joan Baez is known for her soprano voice and for singing historical folk songs, writing and performing political protest songs, and later for diversifying to country music and mainstream pop music. She's always been an activist, especially for peace and civil rights.
8/22/02 - Tallulah Bankhead
Sex, drugs and -- well, she was too early for rock and roll. Tallulah Bankhead is better known for her lifestyle and her deep voice and outrageous wit than for her film and stage career, despite her many acting awards.
8/19/02 - Chris "Miss Christmas" Noel
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8/14/02 - Abby Morton Diaz
Biography of a 19th century woman writer and lecturer who was a teacher at the Transcendentalist utopian experiment, Brook Farm, and a founder of New Thought.
8/12/02 - Apache Captives' Ordeal: Three Questions
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8/05/02 - Heroine or Hoaxer?
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7/29/02- The Lady With the Lamp
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7/22/02 - Women and Weaving
Some highlights of the history of women and the production of cloth, baskets and carpets. Linen was crucial to the ancient Egyptians and silk to the early Chinese, and weaving was important to the household economy in most cultures.
7/22/02 - Books on Women and Textiles in World History
Weaving and decorating cloth, carpets and other fabric has traditionally been women's work in many cultures, ancient and modern. Embroidery, weaving and other textile arts have become today's women's art. Read about some of the long history of women's work and craft.
7/15/02 - Summer Poetry
Summer treat: some 19th and early 20th century poems by women, using summer as a metaphor or setting.
7/6/02 - Above and Beyond the Call: Mary Walker
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6/29/02 - Hattie Caraway
The first woman elected to the United States Senate, she took her husband's seat. She was reelected on her own merits. After her defeat in 1944 by Congressman William Fulbright -- she took fourth place in the primary -- she was appointed to several federal labor-related positions by President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
6/15/02 - Amy Lowell
She was descended from Massachusetts leading families, the Lawrences and the Lowells, and discovered poetry when she was in her 30s. She became the foremost promoter in America of the Imagist school of poetry, and her own poems were almost forgotten until late 20th century focus on lesbian lives and writing.
6/15/02 - Amy Lowell Poetry
Many of Lowell's best-known poems are now here on this site, including all the poems from her first two collections after discovering Imagism: Sword Blades and Poppy Seed and Men, Women, and Ghosts.
6/15/02 - Women Artists: Posters & Prints
Great artists include a number of women, many of whom should be better known than they are. Madonna decorates her home with art by female art deco artist Tamara De Lempicka -- you can find prints and posters of this and many other artists online.
6/15/02 - Letty M. Russell Quotes
A few choice quotes from the feminist theologian, Letty M. Russell.
6/11/02 - Betsy Ross
She made the first flag for the United States -- or did she? The real story of a woman during the American Revolution is at least as interesting as the legend. (Updated.)
6/11/02 - Anna Pavlova
A delicate Russian ballerina, her classical style won acclaim worldwide. After World War I and the Russian Revolution she lived in London, though she continued challenging world tours until 1929, dying two years later at forty-five.
6/11/02 - Empress Suiko
Although the legendary rulers of Japan, before written history, were said to be empresses, Suiko is the first empress in recorded history to rule Japan. During her reign, Buddhism was promoted officially, Chinese and Korean influence increased, and, according to tradition, a 17-article constitution was adopted.
6/11/02 - Veleda
A German prophetess who's mentioned in the historical writings of Tacitus, little is known of her life. Her name may be a group name for holy women, related to the Völva or valkyrie of Norse legend.
6/11/02 - Fredegund
She worked her way up from servant to mistress to queen consort, and then ruled as her son's regent. She talked her husband into murdering his second wife, but that wife's sister, Brunhilde, queen of the neighboring kingdom, wanted revenge -- and so followed forty years of war. Fredegund is chiefly remembered for her assassinations and other cruelties.
6/11/02 - Brunhilde
A Visigoth princess, she married a Frankish king, then revenged her murdered sister by starting a 40-year war with a rival kingdom. She fought for her son, grandsons and great-grandson, but was finally defeated and the kingdom lost to the rival family.
6/8/02 - Posters of Goddesses
Images from Greece, Rome and more modern imagination, featuring feminine divinities. Athena, Venus, Diana and others of the artist's imagination. An assortment from Botticelli to Erte to Peggy Abrams.
6/7/02 - Books on Women in Prehistory
The role of women in prehistory is a subject of wide popular interest. Dahlberg's challenge of "man the hunter" as the primary catalyst for human civilization is now classic. Marija Gimbutas' theories of the ancient culture of Old Europe, before the invasion of warlike Indo Europeans, is the foundation for much of the more popular literature. Read these and contrasting views for perspective.
6/7/02 - Cartimandua
Queen of the Brigantes, she signed a peace treaty with the invading Romans, and ruled as a client of Rome. Then she dumped her husband, and even the Romans couldn't keep her in power -- they ultimately took direct control, so her ex didn't win, either.
6/7/02 - Elen Luyddog
A shadowy legendary figure, the stories say she was a Celtic princess married to a Roman soldier who became the Western Emperor. When he was executed after failing to invade Italy, she returned to Britain, where she helped bring Christianity and inspired the building of many roads.
6/7/02 - Enheduanna
The first known poet -- or author of any sort -- in the world for whom we know the writer's name is Enheduanna, daughter of King Sargon. When she brought together worship of all deities under Inanna as the supreme goddess, she also helped solidify the empire politically.
6/7/02 - Melania the Younger
Better known than her saintly grandmother, she talked her husband into celibacy after their second child died. They gave their immense fortune to found monasteries and do other good works, and left Rome ahead of the Visigoth invasions, going on pilgrimage to and settling in Jerusalem.
6/7/02 - Melania the Elder
She associated with heretics, so she was largely ignored by history even though she was not herself condemned. Melania the Elder (grandmother of Melania the Younger) founded monasteries and traveled from Spain to Rome to Egypt to Jerusalem, in contact with such leaders as Jerome and Paula and Augustine of Hippo.
6/7/02 - Meryt-Neith
The third ruler of the first Egyptian dynasty which united upper and lower Egypt is known only by name and a few objects -- but many scholars believe that this ruler was a woman. We don't know much about her life or her reign.
6/6/02 - Queen Victoria's Childhood
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6/3/02 - Popular Princess of Wales
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5/30/02 - Four Murdered Girls in Birmingham: Justice at Last?
A user-contributed account of the 2002 trial of Bobby Frank Cherry, convicted of taking part in the bombing of the Sixteenth Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, during the Civil Rights Movement in 1963. From Rev. Rus Cooper-Dowda.
5/23/02 - Why Go to College?
Alice Freeman Palmer, one-time president of Wellesley College, wrote of the purpose and advantages of a higher education for women, at a time when few women chose to or were able to go to college.
5/22/02 - Now We Can Begin
Crystal Eastman, socialist feminist, wrote in 1920 about the tasks that remain after the vote was won. The suffrage amendment had been approved -- what was next? Eastman's answer, in addition to her writings like this one, was to propose an Equal Rights Amendment to further solidify women's equality.
5/20/02 - Women - An Encyclopedia Entry
In 1911, the Encyclopedia Britannica included this remarkably feminist entry on the history of women. The entry has been divided into separate sections for the sake of this site, so that topics are more easily identified.
5/20/02 - The Case for Birth Control
In 1924, Margaret Sanger argued in the Woman Citizen for the right of women to contraceptives, to improve the lives of their children, to cut down on abortion and to improve their own lives and health.
5/19/02 - Joan of Arc and Catherine of Siena
At the end of the 19th century, a biographer of Joan of Arc analyzed how she and her mysticism and leadership compared to that of Catherine of Siena, who died 30 years before Joan was born.
5/17/02 - The Journeys of Celia Fiennes: Chronology
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5/13/02 - Hannah Höch
Biography of Hannah Höch, photomontagist and Dadaist artist who was part of the Berlin Club Dada. Includes a collection of Net links and information on a book about her art.
05/08/02 - Quotations on Mothers, Mothering and Motherhood
Quotations from notable women on the subject of mothers, mothering and motherhood -- and children and family. Some are historical, some hysterical. And there are a few from that prolific woman writer, "Unknown," too.
05/06/02 - Mother's Day: What You Need To Know
From ancient holidays to the efforts of Julia Ward Howe and Anna Jarvis, you'll find out about how Mother's Day got started. Also includes the later history of Mother's Day, as originator Anna Jarvis and the florist industry squared off. And, as a bonus, some ideas for celebrating the day in its original spirit (or spirits).
05/03/02 - Mother's Day Special
A one-stop index to all the articles on this site -- and on About -- related to Mother's Day. Find out about the history of Mother's Day, some famous mothers and some ideas for spending Mother's Day.
04/30/02 - Mother Jones: Most Dangerous Woman in America
A book review of the biography -- just out in April, 2002, in paperback -- by Elliott C. Gorn. The author recovers facts about labor activist Mary Harris Jones, 'Mother Jones,' which are omitted from or are exaggerated in her Autobiography, and in the process presents her as both more human and more heroic.
4/29/02 - The All-Girl Rhea County Spartans
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4/29/02 - The Plight of Mount Vernon
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4/29/02 - Sally Tompkins: Devoted Confederate Nurse
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4/26/02 - Edith Cavell: No Hatred or Bitterness For Anyone
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4/26/02 - WASPs of War
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4/22/02 - The Medium and the Magician
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4/22/02 - Antoinette Perry: the Woman Behind the Tony Awards
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4/18/02 - Harriet Tubman
A four-part in-depth biography of Harriet Tubman, highlighting the four phases of her life: her life in slavery, her years as a conductor on the Underground Railroad, her service in the U.S. Civil War, and her later years working for reform and telling her story.
4/18/02 - Female Spies for the Union
Some women who spied for the Union during the American Civil War, with links to biographies on this site for most of them.
4/18/02 - Female Spies of the Confederacy
Some women who spied for the Confederacy during the American Civil War, with links to biographies on this site for most of them.
4/18/02 - About Mary Edwards Walker
A biography of the pioneer woman physician who served as a commissioned surgeon in the American Civil War. She's often remembered for her active support of the dress reform movement -- she often wore trousers and a man's coat.
4/18/02 - About Rose O'Neal Greenhow
A biography of the Confederate spy who worked in Washington, DC, even managing to continue her espionage activities while in prison. Her anxiousness to avoid capture when she returned from Europe led to a tragic ending to her life.
4/18/02 - About Elizabeth Van Lew
A biography of the Richmond, Virginia, society woman who carried out pro-Union espionage in part by putting on an act as a crazed woman. She managed to plant a spy in the Confederate White House itself!
4/18/02 - About Belle Boyd
A biography of the most famous of Confederate spies. Her dramatic autobiography, while scholars generally agree it's embellished, is an interesting example not only of a certain style of post-war writing by women, but of her life and times.
4/18/02 - About Sarah Emma Edmonds
A biography of the woman who disguised herself to serve as a male nurse, then spy, for the Union Army, and later, after her disguise was revealed, still served in her own female identity as a nurse.
4/18/02 - About Antonia Ford
A biography of the Fairfax, Virginia, woman who spied on the Union troops, may have helped plan a major raid on a Union stronghold, and charmed one of her Union captors so much that he ended up marrying her.
4/18/02 - About Pauline Cushman
A biography of the actress-turned-spy who barely escaped hanging when she was caught with incriminating papers. She was given an honorary commission as a major by President Lincoln.
4/18/02 - About Nancy Hart
A biography of the spy and raider who killed one of her captors to escape -- tricking him into letting her have his gun.
4/18/02 - About Harriet Tubman
A summary biography of the well-known African American fugitive slave who returned many times to the South to bring even more slaves to freedom in the North and in Canada.
4/18/02 - About Laura Ratcliffe
A biography of a pro-Confederate supporter of John S. Mosby of Mosby's Rangers.
4/18/02 - About Loreta Janeta Velazquez
A biography of a woman of Mexican, Cuban, French and American ancestry who enlisted in the Confederate army as Lieutenant Harry T. Buford, and was also a spy working as a double agent for the Confederacy -- if her biography can be trusted, and some scholars don't think it can be.
4/15/02 - About Thea Musgrave
A biography of the Scottish 20th century composer, known for her dramatic abstract style.
4/12/02 - Two Suffrage Movements
In September, 1912, The Crisis published an article by Martha Gruening providing some background on the suffrage movement's historical ties to the anti-slavery struggle, and regretting the suffrage movement's later move away from an inclusive cause. "This is what all suffragists must understand, whatever their sex or color -- that all the disfranchised of the earth have a common cause."
4/12/02 - Suffering Suffragettes
In June, 1912, The Crisis published an article by editor W.E.B. Du Bois critiquing the National American Woman Suffrage Association for failing to condemn the disenfranchisement of African Americans in the South.
4/11/02 - Top Picks: Quotations Books
General purpose quotation books still leave out most women's voices. Fortunately, if you want to hear women's voices, there are some great quote books for your bookshelf. Just don't put them too far out of reach -- you'll want them handy when you want to hear a voice of wisdom or just need a few choice words on a topic. I like my quotations books both inspirational and witty, which has influenced my selections here.
4/1/02 - Ellen Terry, Greatest Actress of the 19th Century
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3/30/02 - Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother
Elizabeth married the brother of a king, and found herself thrust into the role of Queen of England when he abdicated and her husband, Albert, became George VI. One of the most beloved of Britain's royals, especially after her courage in the face of the London Blitz during World War II, she died in 2002 at age 101.
3/24/02 - The Real Unsinkable Molly Brown
Her name wasn't Molly, but she WAS unsinkable -- she helped rescue survivors of the Titanic, and then organized for financial and other support of survivors left destitute. Her own story was a rags-to-riches classic.
3/16/02 - Joan of Arc
A biography of Joan of Arc, written by John H. Haaren and A. B. Poland, originally published in 1904 as part of the volume, Famous Men of the Middle Ages. The Maid of Orleans is the only woman who gets a chapter in that book.
3/8/02 - Quotations: Bell Hooks
Some quotes from activist womanist theologian, bell hooks, on topics like writing, justice and love.
2/20/02 - Empress Theodora
Theodora, empress of Byzantium from 527-548, was probably the most influential and powerful woman in the empire's history.
2/12/02 - The Essential Oneness of Ethical Ideals
In 1893, representatives of many of the world's religions -- including many women leaders -- spoke eloquently of their faith's values and of interfaith cooperation. In this address, a woman minister, Ida Hultin, talked of religion and ethics. One of a series of women's addresses from the 1893 Parliament of the World's Religions and the larger Columbian Exposition, the Chicago World's Fair of 1893.
2/8/02 - Women in Olympic Skating
New series includes biographies of Tenley Albright, Oksana Baiul, Nicole Bobek, Peggy Fleming. Dorothy Hamill. Carol Heiss (Jenkins). Sonja Henie. Nancy Kerrigan. Michelle Kwan. Tara Lipinski. Barbara Ann Scott. (Florence) Madge Syers. Debi Thomas. Katarina Witt. Kristi Yamaguchi. Ekaterina Gordeeva. Irina Rodnina. Bonnie Blair. Catriona Le May Doan. Christa Luding-Rothenburger. Claudia Pechstein and Jayne Torvill.
2/7/02 - 100 Years of Women Skating Champions
Read about the history of women's skating at the Olympics, beginning with the 1902 World Championship, when Madge Syers came in second -- in mixed competition, because nobody thought to ban women.
2/5/02 - Harriet Beecher Stowe
Newly added pictures of Harriet Beecher Stowe, the woman Lincoln called "the little woman who started this great war." From photographs of 1852 and 1862.
2/3/02 - 1832 Marriage Protest
A ground-breaking statement on women's rights after marriage, from the wedding of of Robert Dale Owen and Mary Jane Robinson.
2/3/02 - 1855 Marriage Protest
When Lucy Stone and Henry Blackwell married in 1855, they read this statement renouncing any new limits on her rights, and denouncing laws that limited such rights.
1/28/02 - Remembering Nancy Drew
Judith Kaplan contributed this article about the popular books series for girls and its author -- not Carolyn Keene -- and a look at a 1993 conference that considered the cultural history of the series.
1/28/02 - Black History
Rev. Rus Cooper-Dowda contributed this article about some heroines and heroes left out of her high school Alabama History textbook.
1/28/02 - About the USA Women's Soccer Team Winning the World Cup
Rev. Rus Cooper-Dowda contributed this article about women and sports.
1/28/02 - Helen Keller and All the People of the World
Rev. Rus Cooper-Dowda contributed this article about recognizing women's contributions to history and, in particular, about Helen Keller.
1/28/02 - About Marguerite Duras
The story of the life and work of the French author, born in Indochina. Contributed by Pilar Adón.
1/18/02 - About Nancy Kerrigan
She won a bronze medal in figure skating at the 1992 Winter Olympics and a silver in 1994 - despite being injured just weeks before the 1994 Olympics -- clubbed in the knee to try to prevent her from competing against rival skater Tonya Harding.
1/14/02 - About Maria Mitchell
A biography of Maria Mitchell, the first professional woman astronomer in the United States. Also includes links to more Net resources and a bibliography, including some children's books on Maria Mitchell.
1/14/02 - Maria Mitchell
Some thoughts on the life of Maria Mitchell by one of her students, written at Mitchell's death.
1/11/02 - Maria Mitchell on Caroline Herschel
An 1889 article written by Maria Mitchell, reflecting on a visit to John Herschel and his family (Caroline Herschel's nephew) and also reflecting on Caroline Herschel's life and her dedication to her brother.
1/10/02 - Top 100 Women of History On the Net #41-50
From Jackie Kennedy Onassis to Catherine the Great, find out who are the most popular historical women as measured by web search frequency. Part of a series.
1/10/02 - Women in the Workplace: Business
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1/9/02 - Women of the OSS
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1/9/02 - The North's Unsung Sisters of Mercy
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1/9/02 - About Isabel Allende
A journalist who fled her country, Chile, when her uncle, the president, was assassinated, she turned to writing novels that look at life -- especially women's lives -- with both mythology and realism.
1/9/02 - About Anais Nin
Her diaries, first published in the 1960s when she was more than 60 years old, frankly discuss her life, her many loves and lovers, and her self-discovery quest.
1/8/02 - About Beatriz Galindo
Teacher of philosophy and medicine in the 16th century in Spain, she served as tutor to Queen Isabella and her daughter Juana (the Mad).
1/7/02 - About Elizabeth Garrett Anderson
Biography and links for an English pioneer in the medical profession, whose fight against barriers to women's entry into medicine helped other women later. She also served as the first woman mayor of Aldeburgh.
1/7/02 - About Mary Anderson
Biography and links for Mary Anderson, American actress.
1/5/02 - About Andromeda
Description and links for Andromeda, Greek legendary woman, princess of Ethiopia, rescued by Perseus from a monster sent by Poseidon. Many of her family members are connected with constellations: Perseus, her mother Cassiopeia and her descendants the Perseidae.
1/5/02 - About Andromache
Description and links for Andromache, Greek legendary woman who was married to Hector of Troy and, at the end of the Trojan war, awarded to a son of Achilles.
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