Avi - Avi's home page
with information about his books and himself.
Carol Hurst's Children's
Literature Web Site - Carol Hurst is a storyteller, lecturer,
author and language arts consultant. This website is a collection
of reviews of great books for kids, ideas of ways to use them in
the classroom and collections of books and activities about
particular subjects, curriculum areas, themes and professional
topics. There several history sections in the curriculum
areas.
Feminist
Canon - Bibliography of Feminist Literature, including books
on women's history.
Historical
Fiction by Date - A bibliography of fiction arranged
chronologically by the date the story takes place. This is helpful
if a student is trying to find a story set during a certain year
or during a certain time period. From the Franklin Middle School
in Fairfax county, CA.
How
Novel! Canadian Young Adult Literature (Historical Fiction) An
annotated list of Canadian historical fiction done by the
Saskatoon Public Library. Includes Author Biographies.
Karen
Cushman: Author Spotlight - Part of the Houghton Mifflin
Website, author spotlight has information about the author, an
interview inspired by readers questions, and reviews of the
authors books written by kids.
Katherine Paterson Web
Site - Official website includes annotated list of books, and
Frequently Asked Questions about the author.
Kathryn
Lasky Home Page - Contact Information, biography with quotes,
and briefly annotated list of books.
SmartGirl
Book Reviews - Part of the SmartGirl website, this page links
to reviews by girls of books with female characters or books
written by women.
Celebrating
Women's History - Biographies of more than sixty women for all
eras who have made a difference and a timeline of key events in
women's history. By Gale.
Distinguished Women of
Past and Present - This site has biographies of women who
contributed to our culture in many different ways. There are
writers, educators, scientists, heads of state, politicians, civil
rights crusaders, artists, entertainers, and others. Some were
alive hundreds of years ago and some are living today. We've heard
of some of them, while many more have been ignored by history book
writers.
My
Mother's War: Mementos of WWI - An tribute to an American
woman who was a nurse in France during the war. Created by her
daughter, the site includes her mother's story and many pictures
and mementos from the war.
National First Ladies
Library - A database of information from the National First
Ladies Library on 43 First Ladies.
The National Women's History
Project - The National Women's History Project is a nonprofit
organization. Website has ideas for teachers and librarians to
bring attention to women's history, information on National
Women's History Month, and an online catalog of curriculum
materials available.
What
Did You Do In The War, Grandma? - An Oral History of Rhode
Island Women during World War II. Written by students in the
Honors English Program at South Kingstown High School.
Women in
History - A website dedicated to women's history made by a
sophomore World History class at South Fork High School in
Humboldt, CA. With articles written by students.
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.
Women
Win the Vote - Information about the Women's Suffragist
Movement in the United States.
Biographical
Dictionary - This dictionary includes more than 25,000 notable
men and women who have shaped our world from ancient times to the
present day.
The
American Civil War Home Page - Hundreds of links to American
Civil War web pages, from general resources, to specific battles,
and war reenactments.
The Ancient World
Web - A resource for many web pages on the ancient world,
ranging in subject and geography. Organized into three different
indexes and includes a search engine for the site.
The
Avalon Project of the Yale Law School - Documents related to
Law, History, and Government from Pre 18th Century to the present.
Links documents to supporting documents referred to in the
text.
The
Costume Page - Links to pictures and descriptions of all types
of costumes and dress from many different eras.
The
Labyrinth: Resources for Medieval Studies - Organized access
to electronic resources in medieval studies through a World Wide
Web server at Georgetown University. Provides connections to
databases, services, texts, and images on other servers around the
world.