This is a must Web site created by Robyn Erlwer at the University of Wisconsin in Madison SLIS with many excellent annotated links leading to information on women s participation in U.S. politics starting with the suffrage movement and moving toward women currently holding office. Each of the sections link you to well described Web sites containing comprehensive information. Check out the other features for current information. Women s Right to vote and from 1920 to Today fill in many of the dates , names and events necessary for research. Note the Living Legacy Awards , including biographies, made each year since 1984 to exceptional humanitarians.
Biographies are of varying lengths.
Using the links within the text provides comprehensive information. Women's History Project . Be sure to check the Links for a list of web sites in various categories on women's history including overviews, The Women s Rights Movement , Politics , African American Women Art and Music , Peace and WAr , Aviation , and more. Students from other schools are invited to add information on women of significance or include new women. Currently, there are over 185 women listed in the encyclopedia with one or more biographical notations.