Notable American Women: The Modern Period : a Biographical Dictionary, Volume 4Barbara Sicherman, Carol Hurd Green Harvard University Press, 1980 - 773 pages The supplemental volume includes 442 women who died between January 1, 1951, and December 31, 1975. There was a major effort to include minority women, and foreign-born women are included as well. Criteria for selection include and influence on time or field, a pioneering or innovative quality, the significance of achievement, or relevance of the career in the history of women. The volume follows the pattern of the main set with an excellent introduction, full entries with bibliographies and a classified list of entries. This set should be in middle and high school collections. |
Autres éditions - Tout afficher
Notable American Women: The Modern Period : a Biographical Dictionary, Volume 4 Barbara Sicherman,Carol Hurd Green Affichage d'extraits - 1980 |
Expressions et termes fréquents
active Alice Alice Hamilton American Archives assistant Association Award Barnard College became began Billy Rose biographical birth born Boston Calif career Chicago child Coll College Columbia Committee Current Biog daugh daughter Death certificate death record Dept Dewson died director Dorothy Dreier early Edith Eleanor Roosevelt Elizabeth father federal film friends girls graduated Helen Keller Hennock high school Hospital House husband Institute Jour labor later League Library lived Margaret marriage married Mary Maude Adams ment mother moved National National Woman's party nursing obituary appeared organized papers parents photographs play political president professional Public Health published Radcliffe College role Schlesinger Library served sister Smith College social stories suffrage teacher Theatre tion Union United Univ University Washington woman women workers World World War II writing wrote WTUL York City