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"The
history of all times, and of today especially, teaches that... women
will
be forgotten if they forget to think about themselves."
~ Louise
Otto-Peters
History books throughout time have minimized - or overlooked - the
importance of women in society. It is time we bring women into the
limelight. Use any of these sites to learn more about the accomplishments
of women. Write one or two paragraphs about a woman who influenced our
culture--or made a difference in the world. Since March is also
"Youth Art Month" -- you may want to select a woman artist
to
learn more about.
Your research will be used to create a
game for students to learn more about the History of Women. Since this is an
art class assignment, I would prefer you do a woman artist--but you may do
any woman. Include when they lived and where--what they accomplished and
why you admire them (What positive
character traits do they exhibit?). Assignment
On March 19, 1911, a German woman
named Klara Zetkin organized the very first International Women's Day.
Inspired by American working women, the annual event took on the causes of
peace (in an effort to end World War I) as well as women's rights. (This
information was found on Time for Kids)
American
Women Through Time - timeline covers the world of Native
Americans all the way up to the year 2001. See other timelines. Site
created by Ken Middleton, a reference librarian at Middle Tennessee
State University
National
Women's History Project
National Women's History Museum
Celebrate Women's History
History of the American Suffragist Movement
Women's suffrage--pictures
Women's Suffrage and the 19th Amendment More
resources
Scholastic
- Women who Changed
History
Women's
History Month Resources from Thomson Gale
Women's
History Month - from infoplease
Women's
Voices: Quotations
of Notable Women (has pop-ups)
Women's
History Month - Collection of resources from Educational Cyber
Playground (check before using with students)
For
Teachers: Teacher Vision
Lesson plans for Women's History Month. Need to subscribe to access all of
the lessons.
Women
in Art
Images
of Women in Ancient Art - site by Chris Witcombe, Sweet Briar College
Women's
Art
National Museum of Women in the Arts
Artist index or browse
by century
Women in Art selected women represented. Site has ads.
Women Artists in History Lists names of women artists by time
period. (there are some interesting links on this page, too - some links
are broken)
Books on Women Artists
Women Artists of the American West
Women Art and Society - site by Mary Ann Sullivan--Bluffton College.
Companion site for Women, Art and Society by Whitney Chadwick. Some
external links are broken.
Distinguished Women Past and Present - Art resources
Women Artists: Self Portraits and Representations of Womanhood
Crossing the Threshold (20th Century women artists --age 70 to 95)
Artcyclopedia-- Women artists chronological listing - Contemporary
artists
Australian Women's Art Registrar
Contemporary
21st Century Art (many women represented)
100
Top American Women Artists - from Ask Art
Varo
Registry - Contemporary Women Artists
World's
Women Online Gallery of Artists - images of art by women from around
the world, short biographies of the artists are included.
In the Artist's Footsteps (Women of Australia)
Women Sculptors- Sculpture was long considered a "man's field".
It was difficult for women to get the same attention their male
counterparts did. See what you can learn about one of these women
sculptors. (Copy and paste name into any search
engine. It is best to put quotation marks around the name)
Mother and daughter Betye and Alison Saar.... Elizabeth Catlett... Augusta
Savage....Barbara Hepworth.... Marisol Escobar ....Eva Hesse......Nancy
Graves....Louise Nevelson...Judy Chicago
Three Generations of
African American Women Sculptors
Books - Women
Sculptors
Margaret
M. Giles and other Victorian sculptors
Some
Favorite Women Artists
Elizabeth
Catlett
(1915- ) Prints and Sculpture
Dorothea
Lange Brief biography and images from the Getty.
About
Life: The Photographs of Dorothea Lange
From the Getty. Teach your students about the Dust Bowl
and the Depression, have them create their own photo essays, and learn
about using metaphors in visual and written forms.
Ellen's
Place: Georgia O'Keeffe
Personal web site designed by J. Ellen Cotton. Has biography and images. Learn more
about Georgia O'Keeffe from this page created by Kansas
teacher, Woody Duncan.
Frida
Kahlo: Contemporary Thoughts
Excellent site created by Daniela Falini. biography, essays, exhibitions
of work and more. Learn more
about Frida Kahlo from this page created by Kansas teacher,
Woody Duncan.
Mary
Cassatt: Selected Color Prints
From the National Gallery of Art. Take the tour or
view the rooms - wonderful etchings. Known for her perceptive depictions
of women and children, Mary Cassatt was one of the few American artists
active in the nineteenth-century French avant-garde.
Mary
Cassatt:
Painting Tour
From the National Gallery of Art.
Two rooms for viewing. Women and children as
theme.
Marisol
Escobar Venezuelan
Sculptor, Born 1930. Exhibition from Art Museum of the Americas. Site has a biography, writing
by the artist, sculptures and works on paper. See her wood and
mixed media work!
Jesse
Oonark - Inuit Printmaker
(1906-1985) Short
bio Bio
and photo. Beautiful Woman available from Art
Image Publications - print no. AFN8.
A
Global View of Women's Art
Legacy
of Generations
Pottery of American
Indian women. Read the Introduction
and History.
The Avant-
Garde gives links to biography and
photograph of each artist in the exhibit.
Touched
by Fire: The Art, Life, and Legacy of Maria Martinez
This online exhibition complements
the temporary exhibition of the same name and showcases the life and
work of the legendary San Ildefonso potter.
Find out more
about Maria Martinez from this page created by Kansas
teacher, Woody Duncan.
Madhubani
Painting (women’s
folk painting). An on-line exhibit of folk paintings by women artists
who live in the Madhubani district of Northern India. University of
Florida. Be
sure to check these other images
Bark
cloth painting of the Mbuti women
Slide show with
music. Painted barkcloths (pongo, murumba) are used as ritual
dress for the rites of passage and spontaneous celebrations that mark
the rhythms of Mbuti life--wedding and funeral ceremonies, and the
festivities associated with the sacred molimo festival and nkumbi and
elima puberty initiations. (The
site was down last I checked)
The
Art of Being Kuna
The Art of Being Kuna - Layers of meaning of the Kuna people of Panama
-- 32 molas from the collection of the National Museum of
the American Indian.
Molas:
Art of the Kuna Links Page
many sites listed with high quality images.
Women
Beyond Borders - Over 400 women
from around the world transform the wooden box into unique works of art
Book:
Enduring
Visions Women’s Artistic Heritage Around the World by Abby
Remer - available from Davis Publications.
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