Notable American Women, 1607-1950
A Biographical Dictionary
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10029295 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mary Benson, Mary S Benson, Paul S Boyer |
| Year | 1973 |
| Volume | 59 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 972-972 |
| Publication date | 1973-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | REVIEW |
| Review of | Notable American Women, 1607-1950: A Biographical Dictionary, Edward T James, 1974 |
| Venue | Journal of American History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0021-8723 • E-ISSN: 1945-2314 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/1918375 |
| OpenAlex | W2003500388 |
| Language | EN |
This superb biographical dictionary covers the lives of exceptional women throughout three and a half centuries of American history. Here are artists, lawyers, reformers, educators, entrepreneurs, physicists, writers, pioneers, presidents' ladies, film stars. Here are those known for their deeds and those famed for their looks--the genteel and the disreputable, the highborn and slave-born. Here are the famous in all areas of endeavor--names like Ruth Benedict, Jane Addams, Willa Cather, Isadora Duncan, Carole Lombard, Sojourner Truth, Pocahontas, Texas Guinan, the Everleigh sisters, Carrie Nation, Amelia Earhart. Here also are many names rescued from obscurity
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| Highly cited | No |