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Notable American women, 1607-1950;, a biographical dictionary., Edward T. James, editor. Janet Wilson James, associate editor. Paul S. Boyer, assistant editor

eng

collective biography

no index present

non fiction

Notable American women, 1607-1950;

dictionaries

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Edward T. James, editor. Janet Wilson James, associate editor. Paul S. Boyer, assistant editor

a biographical dictionary.

Contains biographical sketches of women whose achievements have contributed to the nation's history

Biographies A-F -- Biographies G-O -- Biographies P-ZAbolitionists -- Actresses and theatre managers -- Anthropologists and folklorists -- Architects and interior decorators -- Art collectors and patrons -- Art critics and historians -- Art educators -- Astronomers -- Authors -- Biologists -- Botanists and horticulturists -- Chemists and physicists -- Children's authors -- Circus performers -- Civil war figures -- Classicists -- College administrators -- Composers -- Dancers -- Educational reformers -- Educators of the handicapped -- Entrepreneurs -- Explorers and travelers -- Feminists -- Film actresses and directorsGeographer and geologist -- Hawaiian nobility -- Health reform advocates -- Heroines -- Historians -- Historical preservationists -- Home economics -- Illustrators -- Indian captives -- Indian reform advocates -- Indian women -- Inventors -- Kindergartners -- Labor leaders -- Labor reformers -- Lawyers -- Lecturers and orators -- Librarians -- Literary scholars -- Magazine editors -- Ministers and evangelists -- Missionaries -- Missionary society leaders -- Mormon womenMusic educators and patrons -- Naturalists -- Negro women -- Newspaperwomen -- Nurses -- Painters -- Peace advocates -- Performing musicians -- Philanthropists -- Philosophers -- Photographer -- Physicians -- Political figures -- Printmakers -- Prison reformers -- Psychologists -- Religious educators -- Religious founders and leaders -- School founders and administrators -- Sculptors -- Settlement houseleadersSocial and civic reformers -- Social economists -- Social leaders -- Social workers -- Socialists and radicals -- Suffragists -- Temperance advocates -- Translators -- Welfare work leaders -- Wives of the presidents -- Women's club leaders