Women's History Travel Destinations
Travel and women's history: places you might want to visit. Historical sites connected with women's history that you can visit today.
Adams National Historic Site
What if John Adams had heeded his wife, Abigail, when she asked him to "Remember the Ladies"? Visit the home of two presidents (John and John Quincy Adams) and their First Ladies, Abigail and Louisa.
What if John Adams had heeded his wife, Abigail, when she asked him to "Remember the Ladies"? Visit the home of two presidents (John and John Quincy Adams) and their First Ladies, Abigail and Louisa.
Bingen
Site in German. For those with an interest in the life, writings or music of Hildegard of Bingen, this is a place of pilgrimage.
Site in German. For those with an interest in the life, writings or music of Hildegard of Bingen, this is a place of pilgrimage.
Clara Barton National Historic Site
From the National Park Service, information on this Maryland historic site.
From the National Park Service, information on this Maryland historic site.
Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site
Val-Kill Cottage, the home of Eleanor Roosevelt, is open for tours. Guided tours include information about the home and political life of the former First Lady who made her own mark on the world.
Val-Kill Cottage, the home of Eleanor Roosevelt, is open for tours. Guided tours include information about the home and political life of the former First Lady who made her own mark on the world.
Historical Sites
Short bibliography of (print) books listing landmarks and historic sites connected with women's history.
Short bibliography of (print) books listing landmarks and historic sites connected with women's history.
Jane Addams Hull House Museum
Now on the campus of the University of Illinois at Chicago, two of the buildings remain as a museum honoring Hull House history.
Now on the campus of the University of Illinois at Chicago, two of the buildings remain as a museum honoring Hull House history.
Lowell National Historical Park
Visit the site of the textile mills that drew hundreds of Yankee girls -- later immigrant women and men -- to become the leading edge of the American Industrial Revolution.
Visit the site of the textile mills that drew hundreds of Yankee girls -- later immigrant women and men -- to become the leading edge of the American Industrial Revolution.
Margaret Sanger Clinic
Visit the New York City site of Sanger's birth control clinic, a landmark travel destination if you're interested in women's history.
Visit the New York City site of Sanger's birth control clinic, a landmark travel destination if you're interested in women's history.
Places Where Women Made History
Want to take a vacation to see where women's history was made? The US National Park Service put together this list of 74 destinations in New York and Massachusetts.
Want to take a vacation to see where women's history was made? The US National Park Service put together this list of 74 destinations in New York and Massachusetts.
Rebecca Nurse Homestead
Danvers, Massachusetts, historical site; insight into not only the Salem witch craze but early Massachusetts history.
Danvers, Massachusetts, historical site; insight into not only the Salem witch craze but early Massachusetts history.
Salem, Massachusetts: What About Witches
Salemweb presents their history of the Salem witchcraft craze, including links to local sites. Links to further information for understanding today's witches.
Salemweb presents their history of the Salem witchcraft craze, including links to local sites. Links to further information for understanding today's witches.
Salem Village Witchcraft Victims' Memorial
Danvers, Massachusetts, memorial, with names of and quotes from many of the victims.
Danvers, Massachusetts, memorial, with names of and quotes from many of the victims.
Women's Rights National Park
This park (actually six sites in Seneca Falls, NY) honors the struggle for women's rights and the 1848 Women's Rights Convention.
This park (actually six sites in Seneca Falls, NY) honors the struggle for women's rights and the 1848 Women's Rights Convention.