History–US
Important Links
U.S. Constitution I
U.S. Constitution II
Interactive U.S. Constitution
Free Internet Databases
- Catalog of U.S.
- Library of Congress: Prints & Photographs Online Catalog Photographs, fine and popular prints and drawings, posters, and architectural and engineering drawings. While international in scope, the collections are particularly rich in materials produced in, or documenting the history of, the United States.
- Making of America Making of America (MoA) is a digital library of primary sources in American social history from the antebellum period through reconstruction. The collection is particularly strong in the subject areas of education, psychology, American history, sociology, religion, and science and technology.
- National Archives and Records Administration An independent Federal agency that helps preserve the nation’s history by overseeing the management of all Federal records. Its mission is to ensure ready access to the essential evidence that documents the rights of American citizens, the actions of Federal officials, and the national experience.
- Smithsonian Institution The Institution is as an independent trust instrumentality of the United States holding some 140 million artifacts and specimens in its trust for “the increase and diffusion of knowledge”. The Institution is also a center for research dedicated to public education, national service, and scholarship in the arts, sciences, and history.Government Publications
- Find Articles
Internet Gateways
Organizations/Agencies
Publications on the Internet
Topics on the Internet
American History
African-American History
History Departments
Women’s History and Biography
- American Women [A Gateway to Library of Congress Resources for the Study of Women's History and Culture in the United States]
- Biographies of Historical Women
- Diotima [Materials for the study of women and gender in the ancient world]
- Distinguished Women of Past and Present [Biographies of historical and contemporary women writers, educators, scientists, heads of state, politicians, civil rights crusaders, artists, entertainers, and others]
- History [WWWomen]
- Internet Women’s History Sourcebook [Online documents and secondary discussions which reflect the various ways of looking at the history of women within broadly defined historical periods and areas]
- National Women’s History Museum
- National Women’s History Project
- Places Where Women Made History [A national register of historic places travel itinerary. The itinerary highlights 74 historic properties in Massachusetts and New York that are listed in the National Register, America's official list of places important in our history and worthy of preservation. The itinerary includes interactive maps, descriptions of each place's significance in women's history, photographs, information on public accessibility, essays on women's achievements in American history, and links to other pertinent Web sites]
- U.S. Women’s History [Women's Studies Section, Association of College and Research Libraries]
- WIC Biography Index [Women's International Center Living Legacy Award recipients and other exceptional humanitarians]
- Women and Social Movements in the United States, 1820-1940
- Women in World History Curriculum [An interactive site full of information and resources about women's experiences in world history]
- Women of Our Time [20th century photographs from the National Portrait Gallery]
- Women’s History in America Presented by Women’s International Center [Excerpted from Compton's Interactive Encyclopedia]
- Women’s History Month [Gale Group free resource]
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