Special Days


Black History Month

Resources and ideas to plan a celebration from American Libraries and Librarian’s Internet Index (lii.org)

Encyclopedia Britannica's Guide to Black History ¶ http://search.eb.com/Blackhistory
Lessons to celebrate Black History Month  http://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/lesson221.shtml
Black History educational resources from teachervision.com http://www.teachervision.fen.com/black-history-month/black-history/6602.html
Black History Month Lesson Plans http://www.lessonplanspage.com/BlackHistoryMonth.htm
Black History from Biography.com  http://www.biography.com/blackhistory/
Black History Month resources from Reading Rockets http://www.readingrockets.org/calendar/blackhistory
African American World, by PBS  http://www.pbs.org/wnet/aaworld
Celebrating Black History http://www.time.com/time/reports/blackhistory
PBS series "African American Lives" http://www.pbs.org/wnet/aalives/index.html
Culture & Change -- Black History in America http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/bhistory
Kids Domain: Black History Links This site provides a list of links for children celebrating Black History Month. Included are online games, activities, crafts, quizzes, and stories about African-American personalities (Martin Luther King, Jr., Rosa Parks, and others). URL: http://www.kidsdomain.com/kids/links/Black_History.html
Gateway to African American History Many documents, articles, and links about Black History Month, Martin Luther King Jr., Black History stamps, civil rights, art and literature, and other topics. From the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of International Information Programs. URL: http://usinfo.state.gov/scv/history_geography_and_population/population_and_diversity/african_americans/African_American_History_Month.html
Say It Plain: A Century Of Great African American Speeches A collection of the audio and transcripts of speeches by famous African Americans. From American RadioWorks. URL: http://americanradioworks.publicradio.org/features/sayitplain/
U.S. Census Bureau Facts for Features: African-American History Month: February Facts and statistics regarding African-Americans, including topics such as earnings, business, education, jobs, family, housing, and the military. From the U.S. Census Bureau. URL: http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/facts_for_features_special_editions/006088.html
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Women’s History Online Resources: a collection from AASL hotlinks
·        American Women's History: A Research Guide~ ~~~ This site is organized by: General Reference & Biographical Sources, Subject Index to Research Sources, State and Regional History Sources, Finding Books and Journal Articles, and Finding Primary Sources. http://www.mtsu.edu/~kmiddlet/history/women.html
·        Women's History in America The Women's International Center presents this history of women in America and provides biographical information about famous American women. http://www.wic.org/misc/history.htm
·        Celebration of Women Writers The Celebration of Women Writers recognizes the contributions of women writers throughout history. http://digital.library.upenn.edu/women/
·        National Women's Hall of Fame Portraits and profiles of the close to two hundred notable women of the United States (living and deceased) inducted into the Hall of Fame since its founding in 1969 are included here.~http://greatwomen.org/
·        Women in First Place Who was the first.... is the focus of this site about women. http://www.infoplease.com/spot/womensfirsts1.html
·        Women's History - Comprehensive Women's History Research Guide Articles on women's history, plus annotated links to some of the best resources on the Net on the subject, in more than 30 categories. From About.com.
·        National Women's History Project Official web site of the National Women's History Project: Originator of Women's History Month. Functions of the NWHP: Clearinghouse for US women's history ...www.nwhp.org/
·        Internet Women's History Sourcebook Presents online documents and secondary discussions which reflect the various ways of looking at the history of women within broadly defined historical .www.fordham.edu/halsall/women/womensbook.html
·        Gale - Free Resources - Women's History - Home In 1978, the Education Task Force of the Sonoma County Commission on the Status of Women in California, began a "Women's History Week" celebration. ...www.gale.com/free_resources/whm/
·        Women's History Month Features Infoplease.com celebrates Women's History Month with special features, quizzes, biographies, and timelines.www.infoplease.com/spot/womenshistory1.html
·        WIC - Women's History in America Informative essay on the status of women from colonial America through the 19th and 20th centuries. Topic include religious views, legal rights, women at ...www.wic.org/misc/history.htm
·        Women's History Month women in history. Women's History Month. In the early nineteenth century, women were considered second-class citizens whose existence was limited to the ...www.history.com/minisites/womenhist
·        Encyclopædia Britannica's Guide to Women's History Only in the past century, however, have concerted efforts been made to mention women's contributions in history books. Moreover, changes in status for many ...www.britannica.com/women
·        Hotlist: Women's History Women's History Hotlist ... The National Museum of Women's History · Women's History Month · Multimedia Exhibits in Women's History · Internet Women's ...www.fi.edu/tfi/hotlists/women.html
·        WOMEN'S HISTORY RESOURCES Includes sites with resources for celebrating Women's History Month. ... H-Women Discussion List on Women's History maintains a site with syllabi, ...www.library.wisc.edu/libraries/WomensStudies/hist.htm
·        Women In World History Curriculum Interactive site full of information and resources about women's experiences in world history. For teachers, teenagers, parents, and history buffs.www.womeninworldhistory.com/

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