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Biography Resources

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Recommended Subject-Focused Encyclopedias -- Women

African American Women Chemists

Electronic Resource

American Feminist Playwrights

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Biographical Dictionary of Chinese Women

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Biographical Dictionary of Women Economists

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Dictionary of British Women Artists

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Encyclopedia of British Women Writers

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Encyclopedia of Women and Religion in North America

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Encyclopedia of Women and Sports

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International Encyclopedia of Women Scientists

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Ladies in the Laboratory II

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Ladies in the Laboratory III

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Mighty Women: Stories of Western Canadian Pioneers

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North American Women Artists of the Twentieth Century: A Biographical Dictionary

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Northeastern Dictionary of Women's Biography

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Norton-Grove Dictionary of Woman Composers

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No Small Lives: Handbook of North American Early Women Adult Educators, 1925-1950

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Notable Hispanic American Women

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Notable Women in World Government

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Notable Women Scientists

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Seen and Heard: The Women of Television News

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Women of Classical Mythology

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American Women's History (American History Topic Center; Infobase Learning) This link opens in a new window
Offers reference book articles about people and events relating to women's history in the U.S.; also features timelines, primary source materials, images, videos, and maps.

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