Interesting sources for women & girls
Here are some great women's sites we've found during our travels around
the Web. Also we've included some hardcopy sources you can find in your
library or bookstore.
Danuta Dubois' Distinguished Women of Past & Present biographical database. Presently
contains over 800 brief biographies (new vignettes are added weekly) with links to other
biography sites. Simple, accessible format and lack of cant.
http://www.city-net.com/~lmann/women/is/achievement
This is the lively site of Irene Stuber's Women of Achievement and Herstory newsletter. A rich, up-to-date source of underpublicized facts from a feminist viewpoint. You'll need to visit this site several times to see everything.
Carolyn Kizer, ed., 100 Great Poems by Women (Golden Ecco anthology, 1995). This book has been available in hardback and trade bound for several years. The paperback version was due out in July 1998.
Elaine Partnow, compiler, The Quotable Woman (Anchor Books, 1978). Quotations from famous and infamous women of the past two centuries...those Bartlett left out of his Quotationsbecause they originated from women! This is a staple for any well-rounded history collection.
Nancy G. Hellor, Women Artists: An Illustrated History (Abbeville Press, 1987). A number of good art histories are available that give due credit to female artists. This is one of the most beautiful. Check it out...
Lisa Yount, Contemporary Women Scientists (Facts on File, 1994). Often, the only place one can find information on female contributors to history is in books for juveniles. Hats off to researcher-writers like Lisa Yount!
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