History

A small selection of pages celebrating women in science and technology, past and present.

Ada Lovelace Day
Ada Lovelace was perhaps the world's first computer programmer. In her honor, on March 24 nearly 2,000 people pledged to blog about women in excelling in technology.

Amazing Women in Science
The Smithsonian Channel profiles women past and present in honor of women's history month in March. The channel also ran a series of shows on women scientists.

Archives for Women in Science and Engineering
The special collections department at Iowa State University has a substantial collection of papers, oral histories, and rare books.

Contributions of 20th Century Women to Physics
An archive hosted by the UCLA library website with links to profiles, photo galleries, books, etc.

History of Women and Science, Health, and Technology
A bibliographic guide from the women's studies librarian's office at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. More than 2,500 annotated references to articles, books, syllabi, etc., in all science and technology fields. Includes books for kids.

Women in Astronomy
A comprehensive alphabetical list and bibliography of women astronomers past and present compiled by a librarian at the Library of Congress.

Women in Science
A Flickr photoset from the Smithsonian Institution Archives documenting pioneering women scientists and engineers from around the world.