Introduction Notable Women Appendix A: Notable Women by Date of Birth Appendix B: Notable Women by Country of Birth Appendix C: Notable Women by Title, Occupation, or Main Area of Interest Index
The student's and librarian's first-stop resource for recommended biographies and autobiographies of 500 notable women throughout world history.
LYNDA G. ADAMSON is Professor of Literature and Chair of the Writing Department at Prince George's Community College in Maryland. She is also author of Recreating the Past: A Guide to American and World Historical Fiction for Children and Young Adults (Greenwood, 1994), A Reference Guide to Historical Fiction for Children and Young Adults (Greenwood, 1987), Literature Connections to American History, K-6 (1997), Literature Connections to American History, 7-12 (1997), Literature Connections to World History, K-6 (1998), and Literature Connections to World History, 7-12 (1998).
.,."the entries are interesting enough in themselves to invite
perusal. A student can use this reference for a short biography on
women not found in other references, to locate published material
on a specific woman, or to find ideas for a research topic.
...Highly recommended."-The Book Report
"Both a guide to biographies and a biographical dictionary itself,
Adamson's guide offers capsule biographies of 500 of history's most
notable women and annotates some 1,300 biographical works about
them....Since few of these women are covered in St. James Guide to
Biography, (1991) this [book] will help students and librarians
select the best biographies of these women for study or for library
acquisition."-Rettig on Reference
?...the entries are interesting enough in themselves to invite
perusal. A student can use this reference for a short biography on
women not found in other references, to locate published material
on a specific woman, or to find ideas for a research topic.
...Highly recommended.?-The Book Report
?[E]xtremely useful....Adamson must be commended for the process
and the criteria she used in creating this reference
guide.?-Journal of World History
?Both a guide to biographies and a biographical dictionary itself,
Adamson's guide offers capsule biographies of 500 of history's most
notable women and annotates some 1,300 biographical works about
them....Since few of these women are covered in St. James Guide to
Biography, (1991) this [book] will help students and librarians
select the best biographies of these women for study or for library
acquisition.?-Rettig on Reference
?Notable Women in World History is a useful addition to academic,
public, and high-school libraries. It would be especially useful
for women's studies collections. The price, coverage, and
information make it a worthy purchase.?-Booklist/Reference Books
Bulletin
?Recommended for academic reference collections, high school and
beyond, and for larger public libraries.?-Choice
"�E�xtremely useful....Adamson must be commended for the process
and the criteria she used in creating this reference
guide."-Journal of World History
..."the entries are interesting enough in themselves to invite
perusal. A student can use this reference for a short biography on
women not found in other references, to locate published material
on a specific woman, or to find ideas for a research topic.
...Highly recommended."-The Book Report
"[E]xtremely useful....Adamson must be commended for the process
and the criteria she used in creating this reference
guide."-Journal of World History
"Notable Women in World History is a useful addition to academic,
public, and high-school libraries. It would be especially useful
for women's studies collections. The price, coverage, and
information make it a worthy purchase."-Booklist/Reference Books
Bulletin
"Recommended for academic reference collections, high school and
beyond, and for larger public libraries."-Choice
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