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Famous American women : a biographical dictionary from colonial times to the present / edited by Robert McHenry.

Historical Society of Pennsylvania - Reading Room REF HQ 1412 .F35 1983
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Format:
Book
Contributor:
McHenry, Robert.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Women--United States--Biography--Dictionaries.
Women.
Women--United States--Biography.
United States.
Genre:
dictionaries.
Dictionaries.
Biographies.
Physical Description:
xi, 482 pages ; 24 cm
Other Title:
Liberty's women.
Place of Publication:
New York : Dover Publications, Inc., 1983, ©1980.
Summary:
"From Pocahontas to Twyla Tharp, this invaluable reference documents the lives and careers of 1035 distinguished American women in biographical entries of about 400 words. Among them are artists, abolitionists, athletes, poets, businesswomen, diplomats, lawyers, First Ladies, feminists, reformers, teachers, missionaries, doctors, patriots, politicians, singers and socialites"--Publisher's description.
Notes:
Reprint. Originally published: Liberty's women. Springfield, Mass. : G & C. Merriam Co., ©1980.
Includes indexes.
ISBN:
0486245233
9780486245232
OCLC:
9413382

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