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To the best of our knowledge, these sites contain content consistent with the mission, goals, and policies of the American Association of University Women. A link to these sites should not, however, be considered an endorsement of their contents, products, or missions.

A list of like-minded organizations can be found in the Community Coalitions Manual With Lessons Learned from the Girls Can! Project (previously the Girls Can! Community Coalitions Resource Manual), available from ShopAAUW.

AAUW WEBSITES CAREER RESOURCES
  • 9to5 (www.9to5.org) is the nation's largest nonprofit working women's organization, with activists in 200 cities and chapters. The information provided on the website can acquaint you with the legal system, with emphasis on sexual harassment, gender discrimination, and retaliation.
  • Advancing Women is dedicated to helping women network about workplace issues. The site contains the Advancing Women in Leadership Journal, articles about workplace issues and barriers, money and investing advice, the latest news of interest to women, chat rooms, and message boards.
  • Catalyst is an independent research and advisory services organization working to advance women in business. Its dual mission: to enable professional women to achieve their maximum potential and to help employers capitalize fully on the talents of their female employees.
  • Raise the Nation is a nonprofit corporation developed to help single parent women continue or repay their education expenses. It was created by Insanity House, advocates for single parent and nontraditional families, and is funded by foundations, individual contributors, corporate sponsors, pro bono rent and equipment, and media support.
  • The Society for the Psychology of Women was established in 1973 as Division 35 of the American Psychological Association. The Society is devoted to providing an organizational base for all feminists, women and men of all national origins who are interested in teaching, research, or practice in the psychology of women. Their purpose is to promote feminist scholarship and practice, and to advocate action toward public policies that advance equality and social justice.
  • The Universities Space Research Association was incorporated in 1969 as a private nonprofit corporation under the auspices of the National Academy of Sciences. Institutional membership in the Association has grown from 49 to 88 colleges and universities. All member institutions have graduate programs in space sciences or aerospace engineering. The Universities Space Research Association provides a mechanism through which universities can cooperate effectively with one another, the government, and other organizations to further space science and technology and to promote education in these areas. Its mission is carried out through the institutes, divisions, and programs described in this website. Most activities are funded by grants and contracts from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
  • Women Employed, a non-profit organization whose mission is to improve the economic status of women and remove barriers to economic equity.
  • Women in Engineering, a one stop clearinghouse of educational programs and career opportunities for female engineers, categorized by age (grades kindergarten through college), and their parents, teachers, counselors, and program directors developed by Tufts University's School of Engineering and co-sponsored by the Society of Women Engineers and the Women's Engineering Program and Advocacy Network
  • Women in Science provides an international registry where women scientists can connect with one another. It includes a mentoring area, online interviews, and teachers resources.
  • Working Women (www.aflcio.org/issues/jobseconomy/women/index.cfm) is an outreach program sponsored by the AFL-CIO. The mission of the site is to begin a national dialog among working women about the issues they care about most: equal pay, health care, child care, and flexible, family-friendly work environments.
CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY
  • Stand for Children is a national organization that encourages individuals to improve children's lives. The Stand for Children website highlights ways in which people are advocating for children and provides an open forum for surfers to discuss children's issues and volunteer opportunities.
  • Stand Up for Kids is an all volunteer national organization committed to the rescue of homeless and street kids.
CONGRESS DIVERSITY

For a complete list of organizations and their websites serving diverse populations and addressing diversity issues, see the AAUW Educational Foundation's Community Coalitions Manual (available from ShopAAUW).

Age

  • The American Association of Retired Persons (www.aarp.org) serves the needs and interests of people aged 50 and older through information, education, advocacy, and community services, which are provided by a network of local chapters and experienced volunteers throughout the country.
  • The National Older Women's League (www.owl-national.org) is a national membership organization that strives to improve the status and quality of life for midlife and older women. OWL bridges the gap between women's groups and organizations representing the aging to achieve these goals.

Class

  • The Coalition of Labor Union Women (www.cluw.org) works to unify all union women to identify common problems and concerns and develop programs that address the critical needs of all women.
  • The Welfare to Work Partnership (www.welfaretowork.org), a national nonpartisan effort of the business community to help move people on public assistance to jobs in the private sector, offers information, technical assistance, and support for businesses of all sizes and from all industries.

Creed

  • Church Women United (www.churchwomen.org) is an ecumenical movement of Protestant, Roman Catholic, Orthodox, and other Christian women working for peace and justice.
  • The National Council of Jewish Women (www.ncjw.org), inspired by Jewish values, works through research, education, advocacy, and community service to improve the quality of life for women, children, and families and strives to ensure individual rights and freedoms for all.

Disability

  • About:Deafness/Hard of Hearing (www.hearingloss.org) provides information and resources on topics related to hearing loss. The website has regular feature articles and a discussion forum for questions.
  • The American Council of the Blind (www.acb.org) strives to improve the well-being of blind and visually impaired people by: serving as a representative organization of blind people; elevating the social, economic, and cultural levels of blind people; improving educational and rehabilitation facilities and opportunities; cooperating with institutions and organizations concerned with blind services; encouraging and assisting blind persons to develop their abilities; and educating the public to promote greater understanding of blindness and the capabilities of blind people.
  • The National Council on Disability (www.ncd.gov)) promotes policies, programs, practices, and procedures that guarantee equal opportunity for all individuals with disabilities, regardless of the nature or severity of the disability; and to empower individuals with disabilities to achieve economic self-sufficiency, independent living, and inclusion and integration into all aspects of society.
  • The National Organization on Disability (www.nod.org) promotes the full and equal participation of the nation's 54 million men, women, and children with disabilities. Among other initiatives, NOD provides grants to AAUW branch and state projects (in Member Center) promoting the full participation of women with disabilities.
  • Self Help for Hard of Hearing People is the nation’s largest organization for people with hearing loss. SHHH exists to open the world of communication for people with hearing loss through information, education, advocacy and support.

Gender

  • Younger Women's Task Force (www.ywtf.org), a project of the National Council of Women's Organizations, is a nationwide, diverse and inclusive grassroots movement dedicated to organizing younger women and their allies to take action on issues that matter most to them. By and for younger women, YWTF works both within and beyond the women's movement, engaging all who are invested in advancing the rights of younger women.
  • The Feminist Majority Foundation (www.feminist.org) is dedicated to women's equality, reproductive health, and non-violence. Its research and action programs focus on advancing the legal, social, and political equality of women with men, countering the backlash to women's advancement, and recruiting and training young feminists to encourage future leadership for the feminist movement.
  • The Ms. Foundation for Women (www.ms.foundation.org) supports the efforts of women and girls to govern their own lives and influence the world around them. Ms. funds and assists women's self-help organizing efforts and pursues changes in public consciousness, law, philanthropy, and social policy. The foundation directs resources to break down barriers based on race, class, age, disability, sexual orientation and culture.
  • The National Organization for Women (NOW) (www.now.org) is dedicated to making legal, political, social, and economic change to eliminate sexism and end all oppression.
  • Women's eNews is a nonprofit independent news service covering the issues that are of particular concern to women and is committed to delivering full and balanced reporting to Women's eNews readers.
  • The YWCA of the USA (www.ywca.org) is the oldest and largest women's membership movement in the United States. Its mission, to empower women and girls and to eliminate racism, is the guiding principle for all YWCAs.

Race

  • ASPIRA Association (www.aspira.org) is the only nonprofit organization devoted solely to serving Puerto Rican and other Latino youth through leadership development and education. ASPIRA takes its name from the Spanish verb aspirar, "to aspire to something greater."
  • MANA, A National Latina Organization (www.hermana.org) is a membership organization dedicated to the empowerment of Latinas of all ages.
  • The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) (www.naacp.org) works to ensure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of minority group citizens of the United States.
  • The National Indian Education Association (www.niea.org) supports traditional Native cultures and values to enable Native learners to become contributing members of their communities, to promote Native control of educational institutions, and to improve educational opportunities and resources for American Indians and Alaska Natives throughout the United States.

Sexual Orientation

  • The Human Rights Campaign (www.hrc.org) is the largest national lesbian and gay political organization committed to ensuring basic equal rights for gay and lesbian people.
  • The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force (www.ngltf.org) works for the civil rights of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered people. It is committed to social change through building a powerful political movement across the United States.
  • Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) (www.pflag.org) promotes the health and well-being of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered persons and their families and friends through support to cope with an adverse society, education to enlighten an ill-informed public, and advocacy to end discrimination and to secure civil rights.
EDUCATION
  • 21st Century Teachers Network (www.21CT.org) is a joint undertaking by several leading education organizations to encourage, recognize, and support educators who are developing skills in new technologies and using them in innovative ways in the classroom. This website is designed to teach educators how to use technology to enhance teaching and learning.
  • America Goes Back to School (www.ed.gov/Family/agbts) provides online activity kits containing innovative ideas on how families and the community can get involved in their children's education.
  • Association for Gender Equity Leadership in Education (AGELE) (www.agele.org) provides leadership in the identification and infusion of gender equity in all educational programs and processes and within parallel equity concerns, including, but not limited to age, disability, ethnicity, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation, and socioeconomic status.
  • Educational Equity Concepts (EEC) (www.edequity.org) is a national not-for-profit organization that promotes bias-free learning through innovative programs and materials. EEC's website provides information on programs and materials addressing equity in school and after school (science education, disability awareness and inclusion, early childhood education, gender).
  • The National Center for Education Statistics (www.nces.ed.gov) is the primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data related to education in the United States and other nations.
  • National Coalition for Women & Girls in Education (www.ncwge.org) is a nonprofit organization of more than 50 organizations dedicated to improving educational opportunities for girls and women. Their mission is to provide leadership in and advocate for the development of national education policies that benefit all women and girls.
  • The National Education Association (www.nea.org) is the nation's leading organization committed to advancing the cause of public education. Its mission is to fulfill the promise of a democratic society, the National Education Association shall promote the cause of quality public education and advance the profession of education; expand the rights and further the interest of educational employees; and advocate human, civil, and economic rights for all. www.paemst.org), established by the White House and sponsored by the National Science Foundation, identifies outstanding k-12 science and mathematics teachers in each state and the four U.S. jurisdictions to serve as models for their colleagues and be leaders in the improvement of science and mathematics education.
  • The U.S. Census Bureau, in section 4 of the Statistical Abstract of the United States (www.census.gov/prod/www/statistical-abstract-us.html), offers educational statistics.
E-ZINES FOR WOMEN
  • Feminist.com (www.feminist.com) features an advice column, interviews with great women, a women's health section, and information on resources such as shelters for battered women and OB/GYNs.
  • Women Online Worldwide (www.wowwomen.com), an interactive forum for women on the web, offers free hosted chats every night, message boards, a "webzine" with regular features of interest to women, and a directory of other women's websites.
  • Women.com (www.women.com) features articles on a variety of issues of interest to women, lively interactive discussions, and interviews with female celebrities, authors, and newsmakers.
  • Women's eNews is a nonprofit independent news service covering the issues that are of particular concern to women and is committed to delivering full and balanced reporting to Women's eNews readers.
FEMINIST BOOKSTORES FINANCIAL AID FOR STUDENTS GIRLS
  • Camp $tart-Up™ is an entrepreneurial summer camp for teen women where three-legged races are replaced with business start-up exercises and cook outs with business power lunches. Lessons in networking, business plan building, and even LPGA-taught golf are just a few elements of Camp $tart-Up™, which offers teen girls fun, new friends, leadership skills, and a chance to learn how to earn an income of their own.
  • Girl Power! (www.girlpower.gov) is a public health initiative designed to prevent drug abuse and other risky behaviors among girls. This site has a section for parents with facts, statistics, and other helpful information, as well as a highly interactive girls-only section with games; tips on health, peer pressure, and self-esteem; and ways to contribute to the website.
  • Girlstart (www.girlstart.org) is dedicated to increasing middle school girls' interest in math, science, engineering, and technology.
  • Girl Zone (www.girlzone.com) is a web magazine for girls that offers a way to interact via bulletin boards and live chat; a sports column; a fashion column; online book discussions; career highlights; and a center to learn more about volunteering and social activism. Girl Zone is also home to Sister-to-Sister Online (www.girlzone.com/html/sis2sis.html), the web component to AAUW's national Sister-to-Sister Summit program.
  • The Independent Means website (www.independentmeans.com) is the place for women under 20 (and their over-20 mentors) to find an income of their own! The website offers news on starting a business; making, saving, and growing money; and networking with mentors.
  • Middle School Girls' Selected Annotated Reading List and Resource Guide, published by the Center for Women's Studies at UT Austin, offers a culturally diverse, annotated reading list and resource guide for middle school teachers, librarians, and students. It provides titles and descriptions of fiction and nonfiction books, web pages, 'zines, magazines, and resources.
  • The National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy (www.teenpregnancy.org) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan initiative supported almost entirely by private donations that aims to improve the life prospects of this generation and the next and to reduce child poverty. To reduce teenage pregnancy, the campaign provides a national presence and leadership to raise awareness of the issue and to attract new voices and resources to the cause.
  • New Moon Magazine (www.newmoon.org) is a place where girls and adults work hand-in-hand, as peers, to create a publication that gives girls a chance to explore themselves, their dreams, and their ideas. The website features information on New Moon publications, as well as programs and resources for girls.
  • Related Websites on K-12 Programs for Girls (www.aauw.org/about/girlsites.cfm) provides links to other sites addressing girls' programs.
  • Take Our Daughters to Work Day (www.ms.foundation.org) of the Ms. Foundation occurs in April each year. The website features information about the event including a special section for girls and an online press room.
  • Teen Voices is an interactive forum that challenges media images of women and serves as a vehicle of change, improving young women's social and economic status. It provides an intelligent alternative to glitzy, gossipy, fashion-oriented publications. Teen Voices is written by young women, publishing their authentic voices and encourages expression, not suppression. It honors the sensibilities, ideals, hopes, fears, anger, joy, and insights of young adult women.
  • United Nations Working Groups on Girls (www.girlsrights.org) website provides follow-up information to the Platform for Action developed at the U.N. Fourth World Conference on Women held in Beijing in 1995. The platform focuses on the girl child.

HEALTH

  •  The Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative is the largest and most comprehensive study of its kind. Sponsored by the National Institutes of Health, researchers hope to stop the progression of Alzheimer's disease in future generations. To find out how you can help, visit the website.
  • DoubleSunrise is devoted to health information pertinent to young women from their teens to college years and their parents. The site is built on a knowledge base of current women's health, nursing, and medical research, as well as today's adolescent issues and concerns.
  • The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation has been a global leader in the fight against breast cancer through its support of innovative research and community-based outreach programs. Working through a network of U.S. and international affiliates and events like the Komen Race for the Cure®, the Komen Foundation is fighting to eradicate breast cancer as a life-threatening disease by funding research grants and supporting education, screening, and treatment projects in communities around the world.
  •  Lifetime Television's Stop Breast Cancer for Life campaign has long informed women about the importance of early detection and served as a strong advocate for women against this disease.
HIGHER EDUCATION
  • The American Association of University Professors (www.aaup.org) works to advance academic freedom and shared governance, define fundamental professional values and standards for higher education, and ensure higher education's contribution to the common good.
  • Financial aid: Directory of Financial Aid for Women by Gail Ann Schlachter (go to www.Amazon.com through AAUW's website and support AAUW); www.4scholarships.com; www.freschinfo.com; cuinfo.cornell.edu/Student/GRFN (Cornell University Graduate School Fellowship Notebook); www.fastweb.com (FastWeb Scholarship Search).
  • The National Association of Equal Opportunity in Higher Education (www.nafeo.org) is the national umbrella and public policy advocacy organization for 118 of the nation's historically and predominantly black colleges and universities. Its mission is to champion the interests of historically black colleges and universities through the executive, legislative, regulatory, and judicial branches of federal and state government to articulate the need for a system of higher education where race, ethnicity, socio-economic status and previous educational attainment levels are not determinants of either the quantity or quality of higher education.
  • The National Women's Studies Association (www.nwsa.org) supports and promotes feminist/womanist teaching, learning, research, and professional and community service at the pre-K through postsecondary levels.
  • Michigan American Council on Education (ACE) Network for Women Leaders in Higher Education is committed to identifying, developing the leadership of, advancing, and supporting the retention of women in higher education throughout the state. Michigan ACE Network hosts an annual conference. This year's conference, Framing the Future II: Purposeful Engagement, is June 14.
  • References on Chilly Climate for Women Faculty in Academe is a list of references about sex discrimination in the academic world; gender bias in student evaluations, hiring, the tenure process, and peer review; and pay inequity. A number of other online resources are also referenced and linked.
  • Security on Campus (www.securityoncampus.org/) is a national, nonprofit organization geared to the prevention of college and university campus violence and other crimes.

INTERNATIONAL (also see AAUW's International Corner)

  • Center for Health and Gender Equity (CHANGE) is a U.S.-based non-governmental organization focused on the effects of U.S. international policies on the health and rights of women, girls, and other vulnerable populations in Africa, Asia, and Latin America.
  • Coalition Against Trafficking of Women is a non-governmental organization that promotes women’s human rights by working internationally to combat sexual exploitation in all its forms.
  • Equality Now works to end violence and discrimination against women and girls around the world through the mobilization of public pressure. Issues of concern to Equality Now include: rape, domestic violence, reproductive rights, trafficking, female genital mutilation, political participation, and gender discrimination.
  • Great Decisions Program of the Foreign Policy Association offers an international current events interest group.
  • Global Campaign for Education promotes education as a basic human right, and mobilizes public pressure on governments and the international community to fulfill their promises to provide free, compulsory public basic education for all people; in particular for children, women and all disadvantaged, deprived sections of society.
  • Global Fund for Women is a grantmaking foundation supporting women’s human rights organizations around the world working to address critical issues such as gaining economic independence, increasing girls’ access to education, and stopping violence against women.
  • International Federation of University Women (IFUW) is an international nongovernmental organization of more than 180,000 women university graduates from 72 national federations and associations whose mission is to improve the status of women and girls, further the development of education, protect human rights and promote peace.
  • National Council of Women's Organizations is a nonpartisan, nonprofit umbrella organization of groups that collectively represent over ten million women across the United States. NCWO members collaborate through substantive policy work and grass roots activism to address issues of concern to women, including workplace and economic equity, education and job training, affirmative action, Social Security, child care, reproductive freedom, health, and global progress for women's equality.
  • NGO Working Groups on Girls - A special nongovernmental organization website dedicated to the truth that all girls everywhere have the right to develop to their full potential.
  • PeaceWomen.org - Excellent site for up-to-date information on issues concerning the important role of women and girls in areas of conflict and peace movements. The PeaceWomen Project monitors and works toward rapid and full implementation of U.N. Security Council Resolution 1325 on women, peace, and security.
  • The United Nations Association of the United States of America (UNA-USA) is a center for innovative programs to engage Americans in issues of global concern, from education and HIV/AIDS to peace, security and international law. Its educational and humanitarian campaigns allow people to make a global impact at the local level. A not-for-profit organization, UNA-USA encourages strong United States leadership in the United Nations and is a part of the World Federation of United Nations Associations.
  • Virginia Gildersleeve International Fund for University Women is a charitable and educational fund that supports projects worldwide focusing on women's educational activities; leadership training; community development; and the advancement of understanding and cooperation among women.
  • The Women’s Edge Coalition does focused, practical advocacy to make sure that U.S. international trade and assistance programs create economic opportunities and self-sufficiency for women and their families worldwide and advocate international economic policies and human rights that support women worldwide in their actions to end poverty in their lives, communities and nations.
  • Women’s Environment & Development Organization is an international organization that advocates for women’s equality in global policy. It seeks to empower women as decision makers to achieve economic, social and gender justice, a healthy, peaceful planet and human rights for all.
  • Several United Nations bodies address international women's and girls issues: 
LEADERSHIP
  • Generative Leadership Group (www.glg.net) provides leaders with tools to improve individual and organizational performance. Its work in organizations focuses on systemic change, designing organizations, culture creation, leadership development, and breakthrough results.
  • Institute for Women's Leadership (www.womensleadership.com) provides leadership training and maintains a global network of women from corporations, emerging businesses, not-for-profit organizations, and the public sector who are committed to making a difference with their lives.
  • AAUW is a member of the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights (www.civilrights.org/about/lccr/), a group that works on affirmative action, welfare, education, and other issues that are important to women and families. You will find helpful statistics and fact sheets.
  • Leadership America (www.leadershipamerica.com) is a national not-for-profit organization that recognizes, educates, and connects accomplished and diverse women to increase their individual and collective impact globally.
  • Linkage Inc. (www.linkageinc.com) offers organizational development and corporate education programs, products, and services. Its Educational Programs Group designs, develops, and conducts workshops, conferences, institutes, and programs concerning various organizational development and corporate education topics. Its Consulting Group is comprised of industry-specific practices that focus on the design, development, and application of organizational development tools, techniques, and assessment instruments.
  • The Public Leadership Education Network (PLEN) prepares women for public leadership. Each year, PLEN brings hundreds of women students from colleges and universities across the country to Washington, D.C. for a weekend, week, or an entire semester to experience first-hand how public policy is shaped and implemented at the national level.
  • SST Communications (www.sstcommunications.com) is a theater-based training company that combines factual information with comedic and dramatic vignettes to motivate audiences toward solutions. SST—providing programs for corporations, campuses, and not-for-profit organizations—has won national recognition and praise from Fortune 500 companies and the media.
RESEARCH AND STATISTICS
  • The American Association of University Professors (http://www.aaup.org/AAUP/issues/women/womenlegal.htm) focuses on issues of concern to women faculty members, including pay equity.
  • The American Factfinder of the U.S. Census Bureau (http://factfinder.census.gov/) provides reports and detailed current population, housing, economic and other U.S. statistics. The site links to the current population survey.
  • The American Educational Research Association (www.aera.net) is concerned with improving the educational process by encouraging scholarly inquiry related to education and by promoting the dissemination and practical application of research results.
  • The Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) (http://www.eric.ed.gov/) is a national information system that provides research, information, and other services on a broad range of education-related issues. ERIC is funded by the U.S. Department of Education.
  • The Institute for Women's Policy Research (www.iwpr.org) focuses on issues of poverty and welfare, employment and earnings, work and family issues, the economic and social aspects of health care and domestic violence, and women's civic and political participation.
  • The Leadership Conference on Civil Rights (www.lccr.org) is a coalition that works on affirmative action, welfare, education and other issues that are important to women and families. The online center has helpful statistics and fact sheets.
  • The National Council for Research on Women (www.ncrw.org) — a working alliance of 92 women's research and policy centers, more than 3,000 affiliates, and a network of more than 200 international centers — works to enhance the connections among research, policy analysis, advocacy, and innovative programming on behalf of women and girls.
  • The website of the National Partnership for Women & Families (www.nationalpartnership.org) includes information on work and family issues such as family and medical leave, workplace fairness, and child support.
  • The U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics Publications (http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/) includes the Digest of Education Statistics, which has basic statistics, from students enrolled in first grade to the number of women who earned MBAs.
  • The U.S. Department of Labor’s Women’s Bureau (www.dol.gov/dol/wb/welcome.html) offers information on child care, equal pay, and other issues affecting women in the workplace.
  • The Wellesley Center for Research on Women (www.wcwonline.org) conducts interdisciplinary studies on gender equity in education, sexual harassment in schools, child care, adolescent development, and adult roles in the home and the workplace.
  • Women in Higher Education (www.wihe.com) has tables of statistics on women in higher education including gender differences in salaries, women CEOs of higher education schools, and more.
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
  • The National Science Foundation (www.nsf.gov), an independent agency of the U.S. government, works to promote the progress of science; advance health, prosperity, and welfare; and secure the national defense.
WOMEN IN BUSINESS
  • Online Women's Business Center combines the expertise and resources of major corporate sponsors and the Small Business Administration and provides women with information on operating businesses in a global marketplace.
WOMEN IN SPORTS
  • Women's Sports Foundation is the No. 1 resource information center on all topics related to women’s sports and fitness including how to apply for more than $180 million dollars in athletic grants and scholarships and gender equity in sports.
WOMEN'S HISTORY
  • Mary Lyon, designed for younger students and developed by Mount Holyoke College in honor of its founder, traces Mary Lyon's struggle to establish an institution of higher education for women.
  • National Women's Hall of Fame's website features and celebrates some of the greatest women in the history of this country. The actual Hall of Fame is located in Seneca Falls, New York.
  • The National Women's History Museum (www.nwhm.org) is a nonpartisan, nonprofit educational institution dedicated to revealing, presenting, and celebrating the rich and diverse history of women's contributions that have shaped U.S. culture and society. The museum sponsors special exhibits and events, including those for Women’s History Month.
  • The National Women's History Project (www.nwhp.org) is an educational nonprofit organization that recognizes and celebrates the diverse and historic accomplishments of women by providing information and educational materials and programs.
  • The Women's Museum: An Institute for the Future (www.thewomensmuseum.org) is a national center for the study of the women’s movement, women in the arts, sports, and science.
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