Time/Life
If society will not admit of woman's free development,
then society must be remodeled.
-Elizabeth Blackwell -
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Special Thanks to LMSD Parent Volunteer
Dina Luciano for finding these links.
Time/Life |
FAMOUS WOMEN If society will not admit of woman's free development, then society must be remodeled. -Elizabeth Blackwell - More Quotes Special Thanks to LMSD Parent Volunteer |
 __STARTING POINTS - ELEMENTARY AND UP___Sally Ride |
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| Arthur Elementary School | An appropriate site for elementary students with links to straightforward bios on several famous women AND men. The list includes such women as Clara Barton, Elizabeth Blackwell, Bonnie Blair, Marie Curie, Princess Diana, Amelia Earhart, and Florence Nightengale. There are some dead links. |
| National Women's Hall of Fame | Many great women are here! An excellent starting place for research. Appropriate as both a teacher resource and as a resource for some upper elementary students. |
| Biographies for Kids (women and Men) | Helen Keller, Joan of Arc, Florence Nightengale, Wilma Rudolph (gold medal winner) and Deborah Sampson (Rev War) are profiled on this site, along with biographies of several famous men. After each short bio is a terrific list of related links appropriate for young students. This site is developed and maintained by a Christian organization and includes such content and links. |
| Pocantico's Children's Encyclopedia of Women | This site may have everything you need! From Tara Lipinski and Madonna to Florence Nightengale, Eleanor Roosevelt, Harriet Tubman and many, many more. The biographies were written by 4th graders at the Pocantico school and each includes a photograph. The site also has a terrific timeline and list of additional online resources. |
| Images of Greatness | Site created by 4th and 5th graders: 12 biographies written by 4th and 5th graders. Includes bios of the following women - Emily Dickenson, Harriet Beecher Stowe, and Sojourner Truth. Interesting chart on home page compares the lives of these 12 famous people. |
| First Ladies | From Martha to Laura (both married to a George!) this site offers detailed biographies of all the first ladies. Seems best for teacher research, middle school students and up. See also a short list of first ladies from Grolier's Encyclopedia at http://gi.grolier.com/presidents/aae/prescont.html |
| Sports Illustrated Top 100 Women in Sports (middle and up) | Excellent biographies of 100 women in sports. Each bio includes a photograph. A commercial site with links out to Sports Illustrated and other AOL/TimeWarner media -- may not be suitable for unsupervised student surfing |
| America's Story from America's Library | Includes bios of the following women appropriate for young students: Amelia Earhart, Jane Addams, Dorethea Lange, Pocahantas, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Harriet Tubman. |
| Notable Women Ancestors | An excellent listing of famous and not so famous women listed by category. An interesting assortment. Each list has a 2-3 sentence description of the woman with a link to more extensive biographical information and detail. Recommended as a teacher resource as well as for upper elementary (abbreviated bios) and middle school students. |
| Women in World History Curriculum | Information about women considered central figures in an event or a period. |
| Women Who Changed History |
Scholastic resources about women who have had a significant impact on history. |
| Women in Science and Medicine |
World Book resource about women who have made important contributions to the advancement of science and medicine. |
 __FAMOUS AFRICAN-AMERICAN WOMEN__Rosa Parks Time -or- Scholastic |
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| Famous Female Activists & Artists | Presenting Judy Chicago's The Dinner Party - Famous Female Activists & Artists |
| African-American Women | National Women’s Hall of Fame African-American Women |
| African-American Women in Congress | African-American Women in Congress |
| The Quest for Equality | A World Book Archived Feature under Women's History |
| Women of the Word: A Salute to Women Writers | A World Book Archived Feature under Women's History (Includes Some African-American Authors) |
| Distinguished Women of The Past and Present | This site has biographies of women who contributed to our culture in many different ways. There are writers, educators, scientists, heads of state, politicians, civil rights crusaders, artists, entertainers, and others. Some were alive hundreds of years ago and some are living today. |
| Distinguished Women of the Past and Present | This is a Black History Month page of links |
| African-American Women | Duke University African-American Women on-Line Archival Collection |
| African-American Women Inventors | (Just a List of Names and Inventions) |
 __RESEARCH and RESOURCES FOR TEACHERSGrace Hopper |
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| ProTeacher.com | A collection of lesson plans, educator resources, classroom activities, and thematic units relating to women's history. A terrific resource for teachers. |
| Biography.com | An excellent starting point. This site promotes over 25,000 biographies and includes profiles of women both well-known and not-so-well- known. The biographies are detailed, but not too long. A highly commercial site, so look out for lots of ads and promotions about A and E program schedules. |
| Famous Women | A nice list of famous women with web links to other sites. This site might be helpful as a starting point for teacher research, but not appropriate for young students. Many of the links do not work or are extremely slow to load. |
| Scholastic's Site Jump | This site cover five famous women with excellent detail, companion activities and links to additional resources. There's a lot to explore here about Dr. Mae Jemison, Amelia Earhart, Rosa Parks, Sally Ride, and Melba Patillo. |
| The Franklin Institute's Hot List | A list of many sites related to women's history and issues. Recommended as a teacher resource for inspiration, e.g., an interesting description of life as an ancient Athenian woman, or if you have lots of time to surf the sites they list here. |
| Women Inventors | A wonderful, original list of women and their inventions, each with a short bio. From Mary Anderson, who invented the windshield wiper to Stephanie Kwolek, inventor or kevlar, and many more. Teachers and students can learn a lot here. See also, African American Women Inventors at http://web.mit.edu/invent/www/inventorsA-H/AAweek3.html |
| Women's Quotes - The National Women's History Museum | Numerous quotes by and about women. |
 __CLASSROOM RESOURCES: __Mia Hamm____Classroom suggestions, ideas, and resources about teaching women's history. Sports Illustrated |
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| Women's History Month: Curriculum Resources | Apple Learning Interchange: Units of Practice Integrating Technology into the Curricula. |
| Women in History Curriculum (middle school and up) |
Apple Learning Interchange: Units of Practice Social Studies Unit Integrating Technology |
| Lesson Plan Grade 2 and Up |
An Intermediate Unit's Lesson Plan for a Women on the Web Lesson |
| Women's History | Sample Fifth Grade Project |
| Women in History Page May not be working |
Buckman Elementary School Room 100 - Very short biographies of 20+ famous women written and illustrated by 1st or 2nd graders. This site was developed in 1996-97 -- several broken links. |
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Lower Merion School District
Elementary Technology Curriculum Initiative
2001-2002
Email: TechCurriculum
Elementary Tech Curriculum Menu Page: http://www.lmsd.org/staff/elemtech/techmenu.html |
