Women's History Month 2012

by Tone Mendoza, mendozaac@unk.edu

Women’s History Month in the U.S. traces its beginnings to the first International Women’s Day, 1911, and has become an annually declared month worldwide that highlights contributions of women to history and contemporary societies.   At Calvin T. Ryan Library we have many resources available to you in print and online which you can use to research this topic.  Please stop by the Library in person or visit us online at:  http:/library.unk.edu ….  Please ask our library staff for any needed assistance. 

Presidential Proclamation — Women’s History Month, 2012

Calvin T. Ryan Library Resources:

KEYWORD SEARCH ON “WOMEN’S HISTORY”:

• Writing Women’s History : A Tribute To Anne Firor Scott
  
• National Women’s History Museum Act Of 2009 [Electronic Resource] : Report (To Accompany S. 2129)
  Encyclopedia Of Women’s History In America / Kathryn Cullen-Dupont
• Women’s History In Global Perspective
• Women’s History As Scientists: A Guide To The Debates
  
• Women’s History : Curriculum Guide / National Women’s History Project

Web Resources:

• Women’s History 2012 Project Gazette( National Women’s History Project)
• Partners /Theme / Honores
• Okolo Rashid
• Gracia Molina De Pick  Feminist Lecture Series
• Brenda S. Flyswithhawks
• Library Of Congress Website On “Women’s History Month”
• Encycolpedia Britannica On Women’s Sufferage
• Census Bureau Reports Women-Owned Firms Numbered 7.8 Million In 2007, Generated Receipts Of $1.2 Trillion