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This unique guide will enable students, librarians, teachers, and general readers to easily identify the best biographies and autobiographies of 500 of the most notable women in American history. Spanning from colonial America through 1998, the guide features entries on historical and contemporary women who have achieved recognition in more than 100 fields of endeavor. It annotates approximately 1350 recommended books published since 1970 about these women. The compilation of works selected here is unavailable in any other reference.
Adamson, author of the acclaimed companion volume Notable Women in World History: A Guide to Recommended Biographies and AutobiographieS≪/i>, provides the most up-to-date information on each woman's life, biographies, and autobiographies. Each entry contains a brief biographical sketch of the woman and an annotated list of up to five recommended biographies, autobiographies, letter collections, or journals concerning her life. Three appendixes listing the women according to year of birth, occupation, and ethnicity will help researchers easily locate women from specific time periods, professions, or ethnic backgrounds.
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Inexpensive and current, Notable Women in American History is a reasonable purchase for the public, high school pr undergraduate library.Reference &User Services Quarterly
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Notable Women in American History will prove an invaluable tool for any researcher or library dealing with American history and women's studies.Smoke &Fire News
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This resource is an excellent place for students to begin an organized information search. With clear writing and competent editing, the format and selection criteria make this title an easy-to-use and helpful biographical tool that includes fun facts as well.VOYA
Synopsis
The student's and librarian's first-stop resource for recommended biographies and autobiographies of 500 noted women in American history
Synopsis
This unique guide will enable students, librarians, teachers, and general readers to easily identify the best biographies and autobiographies of 500 of the most notable women in American history. Spanning from colonial America through 1998, the guide features entries on historical and contemporary women who have achieved recognition in more than 100 fields of endeavor. It annotates approximately 1350 recommended books published since 1970 about these women. The compilation of works selected here is unavailable in any other reference.
About the Author
LYNDA G. ADAMSON is Professor of Literature and Chair of the English Department at Prince George's Community College in Maryland.
Table of Contents
Introduction
The Guide
Appendix A: Notable Women by Date of Birth
Appendix B: Notable Women by Title, Occupation, or Main Area of Interest
Appendix C: Notable Women by Ethnicity
Index