Southeastern Louisiana University

Women's History -- Government Sources

3/2/07  Lori Smith

Government Sources Related to Women's History

Resources from a number of different federal agencies related to women’s history can be found via the Federal Resources for Educational Excellence (FREE) website:  http://free.ed.gov/subjects.cfm?subject_id=26

This page from the National Park Service highlights its activities for Women’s History Month:

http://www.nps.gov/ncro/PublicAffairs/Womens_History_Month.html

Here are some interesting statistics about women from the U.S. Census Bureau:

http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/facts_for_features_special_editions/009383.html

And finally, here’s a very nice page from the Library of Congress that provides a wealth of information:

http://www.loc.gov/topics/womenshistory/