If you are bold enough to want to start a “Thanks to Her” Project of your very own, you may find these free online resources useful. Women’s history organizations, government websites, museums, non-profit groups, genealogy websites — all are valuable in their own way and can help you see your family photos more clearly through the lens of history.
Alice Paul Center for Gender Justice
ERA Coalition
Family Tree Magazine – Free Genealogy Resources
Harvard Radcliffe Institute – Schlesinger Library Collections
Image Permanence Institute – Rochester Institute of Technology
Institute for Women’s Leadership – Rutgers University
Jane Addams – Hull House Museum
Library of Congress
Madam C.J. Walker Official Website
National Women’s History Alliance
National Women’s History Museum
National Organization for Women
Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum
The Family Curator
The George Eastman Museum
The National Archives – Census Records
The Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation
The Ultimate Fashion History with Amanda Hallay
Vivian Maier Photography
Women’s History Month
Women’s Media Center