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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.

More Women's History on HistoryNet.com

The Women's Air Raid Defense: Protecting the Hawaiian Islands | 5 Comments

Napoleonic Wars: Women at Waterloo | 1 Comment

Death at Summit Springs: Susanna Alderdice and the Cheyennes | 6 Comments

Murder and Scandal in New Mexico: The Case of Ada Hulmes | 0 Comments

Sacagawea: Assisted the Lewis and Clark Expedition | 23 Comments

Lores Bonney: Australian Female Pilot | 2 Comments

Mary Fields: Female Pioneer in Montana | 6 Comments

Nancy Harkness Love: Female Pilot and First to Fly for the U.S. Military | 2 Comments

Amelia Earhart | 4 Comments

Suffragists Storm Over Washington D.C. in 1917 | 2 Comments

Seneca Falls Convention: First Women's Rights Convention | 3 Comments

All-Girl Rhea County Spartans | 0 Comments

Belle Starr | 88 Comments

Amy Elizabeth Thorpe: WWII's Mata Hari | 0 Comments

Lady Godiva's Conventry | 1 Comment

Mary Tudor: A Most Unhappy Queen | 2 Comments

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