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Best of the Web: History & Social Sciences » Women's Studies » Biographies
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4000 Years of Women in Science
Biographies, photographs, and references concerning women asdtronomers, physicists, mathematicians, chemists, inventors, etc.
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American Presidents Life Portraits
Offers biographical facts, key events of each presidency, presidential places, reference material, and a video archive.
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Biographical Dictionary
A dictionary of "more than 28,000 notable men and women who have shaped our world from ancient times to the present day."
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Catholic Saints
Saints, Angels, Faq's, Doctors of the Church and more. Site is a member of the Catholic Press Association.
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Dead or Alive
This site tracks whether famous people are still alive or whether they have passed away.
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Find A Grave
See the graves of thousands of famous people from around the world. Find the graves of ancestors.
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Heroine Worship
New York Times magazine profiles profiles of 26 iconic women.
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Jewish Women's Archive: Women of Valor
An exhibit featuring 16 distinguished Jewish American women.
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Lives, the Biography Resource
An extensive collection of links to Websites containing biographies of "individuals who are no longer living or whose public life and career are well behind them."
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Popes
Biographies of Popes from The Catholic Encyclopedia.
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POTUS Presidents of the United States
Includes background information on each President and First Lady, election results, cabinet members, and links to historical documents, including inaugural addresses.
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POTUS: Presidents of the United States
The Internet Public Library's guide includes background information, election results, notable events, and other points of interest on each of the presidents.
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Presidents of the United States
Background information, election results, cabinet members, notable events, and some points of interest on each of the presidents.
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Women in American History
Encyclopaedia Britannica site contains hundred of articles on American women from 1600 to the present.
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Women of Our Times: Twentieth Century Photographs From the National Portrait Gallery
Brief biographical sketches accompany "photographs of some of twentieth century America's famous and influential women."
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Women of the Century: 100 Years of American Heroes
An annotated list of brief biographies with links to other resources. Browsable by decade or in categories such as activists, reformers, politics and government, arts, media, space and science, sports and exploration,
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Picture of the Day
William Blake (1757-1827). So cried he ... NYPL Berg Collection of English and American Literature.
One of 700,000 pictures in the NYPL Digital Gallery