- Famous Females
Biographies of women in espionage, motion pictures, the sciences, and other areas.
famousfemales.tripod.com
- Sabuco, Oliva (1562-1590)
Dedicated to the work of the 16th century philosopher who was also a pioneer in psychosomatic medicine.
www.sabuco.org
- Shaw, Anna H. (1847-1919)
1919 New York Times obituary for suffragist and women's rights advocate Anna Howard Shaw.
www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/bday/0214.html
- Crosby, Frances Jane "Fanny" (1820-1915)
Author of over 9,000 hymns during her life.
www.nyise.org/fanny
- Balch, Emily Greene (1867-1961)
1961 New York Times obituary for Emily Greene Balch, International President of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom and co-winner of the 1946 Nobel Peace Prize.
www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/bday/0108.html
- Great Women Rulers
From the Women in World History Curriculum.
www.womeninworldhistory.com/rulers.html
- Caccini, Francesca (1587- c.1637)
Provides information on the woman who was a prominent composer in seventeenth century Florence.
ash.cc.swarthmore.edu/womuse/julie/julie.html
- Warren, Elinor Remick (1900-1991)
In the early part of this century, Warren broke the gender barrier by becoming a celebrated composer of serious music.
www.elinorremickwarren.com
- Grant, Jane (1892-1972)
User-created biograpy tracing the life and legacy of Jane Grant, the Twentieth Century feminist and Lucy Stoner, a member of the Algonquin Round Table, and co-founder of The New Yorker magazine. Includes background on Grant's husband Harold Ross.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Grant
- House of Rhetoric
Biographies of women who overcame shady pasts to achieve political or social influence.
www.geocities.com/theodote/home/index.html
- Abzug, Bella (1920-1998)@
dir.yahoo.com/.../People/Abzug__Bella__1920_1998_
- Adams, Abigail Smith (1744-1818)@
Learn about Abigail Smith Adams, the wife of the second President of the United States, John Adams. Sites feature biography, vital stats, birthplace, history of the house, virtual tour, photos, and online resources for the First Lady and the mother of John Quincy Adams, the sixth President of the United States.
dir.yahoo.com/.../First_Ladies/Adams__Abigail_Smith__1744_1818_
- Addams, Jane (1860-1935)@
dir.yahoo.com/.../Social_Work/Addams__Jane__1860_1935_
- Albright, Madeleine@
dir.yahoo.com/.../People/Albright__Madeleine
- Anderson, Marian (1902-1993)@
dir.yahoo.com/.../Contraltos/Anderson__Marian__1902_1993_
- Anthony, Susan B. (1820-1906)@
Learn about Susan B. Anthony (1820-1906), the American civil rights leader who fought to secure women's suffrage in the United States. Sites include life, career profile, achievements, historical background of suffrage movement, museum exhibits, and annotated directory of sites about the independent social reformer and abolitionist.
dir.yahoo.com/.../Women_s_Suffrage/Anthony__Susan_B___1820_1906_
- Assata Shakur@
dir.yahoo.com/.../Black_Panther_Party/Shakur__Assata
- Aung San Suu Kyi@
dir.yahoo.com/.../People/Aung_San_Suu_Kyi
- Babbitt, Natalie@
dir.yahoo.com/.../Children_s/Babbitt__Natalie
- Bandaranaike, Sirimavo (1916-2000)@
dir.yahoo.com/.../History/People
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