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Women's History In-Depth

Women's History is more than just a celebration in the month of March. It's more than a handful of offerings on college campuses from the Women's Studies department. And it's definitely more than the checkmarks in the not-bad-for-a-girl column.

Contributing writer Tracey McCormick takes a snapshot of Women's History, offering her take on why it is important and what we - women and men - can learn from it. Read her introduction to Women's History. Then follow more stories featuring women throughout history below.

Women's History Resources A list of books and Websites for information on Women's History.

Women's History Suggested Online Reading The Weider History Group's online articles for Women's History, including links to articles about Irena Sendler, Queen Elizabeth I, and women of the Wild West!

Heroines of Women's History Five rules-breaking heroines of women's history who asked "How can I do that?" instead of "Can I do that?"

Female Pirates - Women Who Took to the High Seas Female pirates, including Teuta, Queen of the Illyria, Alfhild of the Valkyries, and Grace O'Malley of Ireland, roamed the seas as rulers, marauders, and entrepreneurs from the 3rd century BC to Elizabethan England.

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