Las mujeres de la historia / The Women of History
Dateline: 03/13/00For more than a decade now, the U.S. Congress has been designating March as National Women's History Month. So history and social studies classes across the nation have been using the month to emphasize the role women have played in our history and heritage.
| Women's history links:
What could be the Web's largest
collection of annotated links about Spanish-speaking women in history can
be found at About.com's Women's
History site. Among Guide Jone Johnson Lewis's resources are ones on
Other About.com sites with resources relating to this issue includes ones on Spanish Culture and Latino Culture. About.com also offers about a dozen other sites relating to other aspects history. |
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But Women's History Month isn't meant for history classes alone. If you teach Spanish or if you just want to know more about some of the women who aren't particularly prominent in American history books take a look at the Web sites listed below.
As might be expected, Eva Perón, the Argentine hero, actor and political leader, is well represented. Perón, who along with Queen Isabella of Spain is possibly the best known of history's female hispanohablantes, remains both popular and enigmatic. But you'll find plenty more here as well. And if you know of someone who should be represented here but isn't, don't hesitate to suggest a site for a future update of this page. All sites listed are in Spanish.
Mujeres famosas en la historia Spaniard Montserrat Masvidal Bañeres has put together this excellent and thorough site with brief biographies of women throughout the world. Masvidal has prepared information about a wide variety of women, including writers, entertainers, scientists even Egyptian goddesses. If you can check out only one site for Women's History Month, make this the one. All sites listed are in Spanish unless otherwise indicated.
El mita de Eva Perón Biography, commentary and plenty of photos.
Eva Perón: "La mujer del siglo" This site is almost a shrine to Perón. The site also offers books, videos and photographs for sale to help maintain the site.
María Eva Duarte de Perón Online version of a book-length biography.
Las Mujeres Brief profiles and resources on famous Latinas both living and dead.
Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz Site includes examples of her poetry.
Emilia Pardo Bazán Brief biography of the Spanish writer with links to more information.
Santa Teresa de Jesús Her complete works are here. An English translation of many of St. Teresa's works is also available.
Antonia Novella She was the first woman to become surgeon general of the United States. In English.
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