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Women's
 Websites presented in alphabetical order American Women: A Gateway to Library of Congress Resources for the Study of Women's History and Culture in the United States 
 This site "contains a slightly expanded and fully searchable version of the print publication 'American Women: A Library of Congress Guide for the Study of Women's History and Culture in the United States' ... with added illustrations and links to existing digitized material located throughout the Library of Congress Web site." Includes books, maps, manuscripts, music, images, and other research materials. Browsable and searchable. From the American Memory Project of the Library of Congress. http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/awhhtml/ Topics: History, Libraries & Archives by Type, Musical Genres, Social Science, United States History, Women Last updated Feb 21, 2005 Buffy Sainte-Marie
The Web site for artist, musician, activist, and educator Buffy Sainte-Marie features biographical information, a career-spanning gallery of portraits (including her Sesame Street years), a discography, audio clips and lyrics for songs, and a gallery of her digital art. Includes links to Sainte-Marie's nonprofit Native American education foundation, the foundation's teaching project, and an online forum where young adults can discuss cultural and racial issues. http://www.creative-native.com/ Topics: Activism, Music, Musical Genres, Musicians, Native Americans, Notable People, Notable People: Women Last updated Oct 25, 2004 Celebrating Women's Achievements/Femmes à l'Honneur: Leurs Réalisations
Biographical information and related resources about prominent Canadian women in science, sports, activism, the book trade, politics, librarianship, music, literature, and film. Available in English and French. From the Library and Archives Canada. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/women/ Topics: Musical Genres, Notable People: Women Last updated Jul 30, 2008 Composers Bureau Online
A listing of contemporary American composers that includes "biographies, lists of works, audio clips, score samples, photographs and contact information for many of the members of [the] Composers Bureau." Maintained by Sigma Alpha Iota, an international music fraternity for women. http://www.sigmaalphaiota.org/home/ComposersBureau/tabid/60/Default.aspx Topics: Music, Musical Genres, Musicians, Notable People Last updated Aug 18, 2008 Honky Tonks, Hymns & the Blues
Companion site to a 2003 National Public Radio (NPR) program that "highlights American musical traditions" and features "historic performances, rare archive tape, and interviews with artists." Covers topics such as the role of women in country music, racial issues, the fiddle, and accordion legends. Includes program overviews, audio clips from the shows, images, a bibliography and discography, and related links. Searchable. http://www.honkytonks.org/ Topics: Musical Genres, Musical Instruments, Musicians Last updated Jan 13, 2004 Ladyslipper Music: Recordings by Women
"Ladyslipper is a non-profit organization whose primary purpose is to heighten public awareness of the achievements of women artists and musicians, and to expand the scope and availability of recordings by women." The searchable, browsable database of over 15,000 artists and titles features female musicians, writers, performers, and composers. Includes many sound clips and links to artists' sites. http://www.ladyslipper.org/ Topics: Music, Musical Genres Last updated Mar 8, 2004 The Life and Works of Hildegard von Bingen (1098-1179)
This site presents a brief biography of Hildegard of Bingen, who founded her own convent in the Rhineland of Germany. A woman of diverse gifts, she was a mystic, composer, healer, judge, prophet, and preacher. Includes a discography, bibliography, and short glossary. "Although not yet canonized, Hildegard has been beatified, and is frequently referred to as St. Hildegard." A hobby site from a computer science professor. http://www.isi.edu/~lerman/music/Hildegard.html Topics: Faiths, Music, Musical Genres, Musicians, Notable People, Notable People: Women, Religion, Women Last updated Jan 18, 2006 March Into Spring
This theme page features a collection of classroom "teaching resources for special events in March." It includes lesson plans, classroom activities, online projects, and book reviews for spring, Women's History Month, nutrition, art and music, and the Iditarod sled dog races. From Education World. http://www.education-world.com/a_special/march.shtml Topics: K-12 Education, Lesson Plans, Musical Genres Last updated Feb 11, 2004 Nasty! Nasty! Punk Rock in the UK 1976-1979
This searchable site from Punk77 includes brief descriptions of over one hundred bands, a feature on women in punk, and a general history of the music and the scene. Here you can also find an abundance of photos, selected audio clips (WAV format), and links. http://www.punk77.co.uk/ Topics: Musical Genres, Musicians, Photograph Collections Last updated Sep 8, 2000 NetSERF: The Internet Connection for Medieval Resources
Over 1,600 annotated links on the Middle Ages, categorized by subject (archaeology, architecture, art, Arthuriana, civilizations, culture, drama, history, law, literature, music, people, philosophy, religion, science and technology, and women). The "Research Center" links include archives, libraries, articles and papers, associations, organizations, societies, bibliographies, and conferences and seminars. Other points of interest are top medieval sites and a glossary. Note: not updated since 2003 but still in good shape. http://www.netserf.org/ Topics: History, Literary Movements and Periods, Musical Genres Last updated Jul 21, 2005 Sweet Adelines International
The Web site of the "worldwide organization of women singers committed to advancing the musical art form of barbershop harmony through education and performance." Includes directories of chapters, meeting and competition information, audio and video clips, and a database of reviews of songs searchable by title, composer, or level of difficulty. http://www.sweetadelineintl.org/ Topics: Musical Genres, Musicians Last updated Mar 5, 2004 Women Composers
"Only composers of classical music whose works have been recorded on compact disc have been included in this database. Composers are listed in alphabetical order; their name is followed by their date of birth and country of origin. Where a link to online resources exists it has also been provided." From a music society interested in the study of Czech composer Vitezslava Kapralova. http://www.kapralova.org/DATABASE.htm Topics: Music, Musical Genres, Musicians, Notable People, Notable People: Women Last updated Mar 2, 2004 |
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