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Biographies of Women Mathematicians
http://www.scottlan.edu/lriddle/women/alpha.htm Alphabetical index of women mathematicians. Links to biographical information. Contributions of 20th Century Women to Physics http://www.physics.ucla.edu/~cwp Interactive website includes biographical information about women physicists, their contributions, and research publications. The site will soon provide photos and archival materials. Encyclopedia of Women's History http://www.teleport.com/~megaines/women.html This site contains brief articles from students in grades 1 through 12 on famous women, including several women in mathematics and science. K-12 students are invited to submit new entries. The Faces of Science: African Americans in the Sciences http://www.lib.lsu.edu/lib/chem/display/faces.html Photographs, biographical information, and summaries of the work of African American scientists. Entries are sorted by specific sciences and there is also a sorting category for African American women scientists. 4000 Years of Women in Science http://crux.astr.ua.edu/4000WS/4000WS.html Stories of creative women of the past including inventors, scholars, and writers as well as mathematicians and astronomers. Links to other web sites on women in science. National Women's History Project Promotes gender equity through education about women's diverse lives and accomplishments. Serves as a clearinghouse for women's history information, resources, activities, and programming ideas. NWHP staff also develop posters and planning guides, produce videos, conduct teacher-training workshops, and issue semi-annual, mail-order catalogs of materials about women in United States history. National Women's History Project--Classroom materials about women in science and mathematics. The National Women's History Project has selected 23 catalog items featuring women in science and mathematics. These items range from CD-ROMs, full-color posters, biographies, booklets and display sets, T-shirts, buttons, and magnets. One example is the award-winning CD-ROM for grades 5 and up: "Telling Our Stories." It features women working in astronomy, biology, chemistry, animal communication, geology, and physics; the stories are told using interactive experiments, voice interviews, multimedia field trips, and photos. There are several other items which could be used in elementary and middle school classrooms to promote gender equity. To request a FREE Women's History Catalog, contact NWHP@aol.com or write to:
Windsor, CA 95492-8518 (707) 838-6000.
Past Notable Women of Computing & Mathematics http://www.cs.yale.edu/homes/tap/past-women.html Biographies and photos of pioneering women in computer and math sciences. Also includes links to other resources relevant to the history of computing. She Does Math http://www.mystery.com/WAM/resources/sdm.flyer.html Presents the career histories of 38 professional women and math problems written by them. Each history describes how much math the author took in high school and college; how she chose her field of study; and how she ended up in her current job. Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering http://www.ai.mit.edu/people/ellens/Gender/wom_and_min.html A list of organziations, documents, and resources pertaining to women and minorities in science and engineering. Women of NASA http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/women/intro.html Developed to encourage more young women to pursue careers in math, science and technology. This site features profiles and web chats with outstanding women working in diverse fields at NASA. Also available at this site are teaching tips and links to other resources related to women and science. Women in Math http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~wmnmath/People/index.html This web site consists of an extensive collection of biographies on women mathematicians, as well as links to various history of math sites and short descriptions of what is available at those sites. Women in Science http://hyperion.advanced.org/20117/ This site includes the first International Registry for Women in Science, Electronic Field Trips, a Mentoring Area, Online Interviews, Biographies, and more. It has an easy-to-use pulldown menu and was created by 3 high school students. There are fun activities which girls interested in science would enjoy as well as a wealth of information.
Women in Science "Minutes from ME" is a site dedicated to honoring pioneering women in science and technology. Brief descriptions of each woman's life and accomplishments appear; a link is provided to get more depth for that particular woman and her career in science.
Women Nobel Prize Laureates http://www.almaz.com/nobel/women.html Biographies, reading lists, and links to web sites providing information on women in science and technology. |