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Resource Directory
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MARYLAND COMMISSION FOR WOMEN
45 Calvert Street • Annapolis, Maryland 21401 • 410-260-6048
www.marylandwomen.org
The Maryland Commission for Women collaborates with the Maryland State Department of Education in coordinating the Maryland Women’s History Project and with the Women Legislators of Maryland in coordinating the Maryland Women’s Hall of Fame. The Commission also honors young female leaders in a Women of Tomorrow project, and is a partner in the Maryland Women’s Heritage Center. Its goals are to promote the social, political, and economic equality for Maryland women.
MARYLAND FEDERATION OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL WOMEN
www.bpwmaryland.org
The Maryland Federation of Business & Professional Women was established in 1929 as a not-for-profit profit, nonpartisan, and nonsectarian association. BPW/MD promotes equity for all women in the workplace through advocacy, education, and information.
MARYLAND HISTORICAL SOCIETY
201 West Monument Street • Baltimore, Maryland 21201 • 410-685-3750 www.mdhs.org
The Maryland Historical Society collects, preserves, and interprets the objects and artifacts that reflect the state’s history. The collections contain the papers of many notable Maryland women. Also available are traveling resource kits and historical interpreters who present programs on Maryland women. County and city historical societies provide information about Maryland women’s contributions in specific regions.
MARYLAND STATE ARCHIVES
350 Rowe Boulevard • Annapolis, Maryland 21401 • 800-235-4045
www.mdsa.net
The Archives is the official historical agency for the state. An on-line catalogue of holdings is available on the website. The Research On-line Division has such topics as “A Celebration of the Diversity of Women,” and “The Maryland Women’s Hall of Fame On-Line.”
MARYLAND WOMEN’S HERITAGE CENTER
A statewide Maryland Women’s History Museum, learning, and leadership center under development. Contact Jill Moss Greenberg at mwhcjill@comcast.net or Linda Shevitz at lshevitz@msde.state.md.us for more information.
MARYLAND WOMEN’S HERITAGE TRAIL KIT
A booklet and map describing more than 150 sites in Maryland noting women’s historical contributions. Available on website at www.marylandpublicschools.org
(Link on home page to “Teachers and Principals;” scroll down to “Teacher and Principal Resources” to “Maryland Women’s Heritage Trail”)
MARYLAND WOMEN’S HISTORY PROJECT
Multicultural/Equity Resource Center • Maryland State Department of Education •
3440 Airway Drive, Suite F • Santa Rosa, CA 95403 • 707-636-2909 • nwhp@aol.com • www.nwhp.org
Several resources on women’s history, including copies of annual Maryland Women’s History Resource Kits (1981-2003) are housed at the Resource Center for research and reference. Women’s history videos are available for loan, including “Maryland Women of Triumph: Volumes I and II,” produced by Maryland Public Television.
NATIONAL ARCHIVES II
8601 Adelphi Road • College Park, Maryland 20740 • 301-713-6800
This building houses federal information including recordings, sound recordings, and papers related to the military, foreign relations, commerce, labor, and transportation. These resources provide information on women’s history, including Maryland women.
NATIONAL WOMEN’S HISTORY PROJECT
3343 Industrial Drive, Suite 4 • Santa Rosa, California 95403 • 707-838-6000
www.nwhp.org
The project is a source of a wide range of multicultural women’s history materials, including those related to Maryland women.
ENOCH PRATT FREE LIBRARY MARYLAND DEPARTMENT
400 Cathedral Street • Baltimore, Maryland 21201 • 410-396-5468
www.epfl.net/slre/md
The Maryland Department houses collections of print and visual materials related to all areas of Maryland culture and history. Specific information on Maryland women is included.
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND LIBRARIES
Maryland Room • Hornbake Library • College Park, Maryland 20742 •
301-405-9212 •
www.lib.umd.edu/umcp
Houses a range of collections related to Maryland history and women’s contributions.
WOMEN OF ACHIEVEMENT IN MARYLAND HISTORY
Carolyn B. Stegman, Ed. • Women of Achievement in Maryland History, Inc., 2002
• 12125A Veirs Mill Road • Silver Spring, Maryland 20906 • 301-949-8896
Biographical profiles and extensive background information about Maryland historical and contemporary women.
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