Notable Women in American History

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 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.