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4000
Years of Women in Science.
Biographies of scientific women.
"Brings you face to face with the extraordinary individuals who have shaped the twentieth century. It is an amazing collection, not of mere artifacts, but of people and ideas that fill you with inspiration, encouragement, and the will to achieve."--Source.
"This dictionary includes more than 27,000 notable men and women who have shaped our world from ancient times to the present day."--Source.
"Our searchable online database puts 15,000 of the greatest names, past and present, at your fingertips."
Distinguished Women of Past and Present.
"This site has biographies of women who contributed to our culture in many different ways. There are writers, educators, scientists, heads of state, politicians, civil rights crusaders, artists, entertainers and others."--Source.
Prime ministers, Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Canadian explorers, Canadian inventors, Canadian athletes...
Shows graves of famous people.
Biographies of astronauts.
The
National Women's Hall of Fame.
Biographies of famous women.
To Save a Life:
Stories of Jewish Rescue.
"Personal narratives and photographs reveal how certain individuals acting upon their own moral convictions--while endangering their own and their families' lives--saved the lives of Jewish people from Nazi-occupied Europe."--Source.