Information Please - Biographies
Information Please - Biographies of Notable Women
Distinguished Women of Past and Present
Best History Sites - Women's History
4000 Years of Women in Science
Discovering American Women's History
National Women's History Museum (NWHM)
Women Came to the Front: Journalists, Photographers, and Broadcasters During WWII
The History Makers: The Nation's Largest African American Video Oral History Collection
You must obtain the appropriate permissions to use any image linked to from the websites listed below from the owner(s) of the material.
Picsearch: Innovating Image Search (individual names)
Ask ImagesGoogle LIFE Photo Archive
flickrCC: Site singles out the photos licensed with a Creative Commons license, which means you can use the photo as long as you give credit to the photographer.
ipl2 - Browse by topic or search the subject directory.
Sample search: Women biography
(**Google Advanced Search now offers a "Reading Level" search.)
Sample searches:
(women OR female) scientists Mexico
(women OR female) filmmakers India
"Aung San Suu Kyi" biography