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The American Women's Almanac Deborah G. Felder

The American Women's Almanac By Deborah G. Felder

The American Women's Almanac by Deborah G. Felder

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An essential reference collecting the biographies of over 300 influential female figures in American history.

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The American Women's Almanac: 500 Years of Making History by Deborah G. Felder

The most complete and affordable single-volume reference on women's history available today, this almanac is a unique and valuable resource devoted to illustrating the moving and often lost history of women in America. It will be of interest to history buffs, students, and teachers, as well as general readers. It is a fascinating mix of biographies, little-known or misunderstood historical facts, enlightening essays on significant legislation and movements, and numerous photographs and illustrations.

The American Women's Almanac Reviews

2021 Outstanding Reference Source. A woman just got voted into the Vice President's office, do you know some other hurdles that happened along the way? This book tells those stories, covering from the passage of the XIX Amendment to stories of women both famous and not. Includes pictures and a bibliography. - American Library Association

Starred Review ... honors the contributions of American women throughout the nation's history ... A welcome counter to textbooks and encyclopedias that favor the achievements of men ... an essential addition to reference or history collections ... Library Journal

A treasury of influential artists, activists, businesswomen, and historical figures ... valuable and affordable resource ... will strengthen studies of women's and American history. Booklist

Deborah G. Felder does an amazing job of chronicling women in the United States in the past five hundred years ... well-research, well-organized volume ... Catholic Library World

If you're the type of person who likes light, short reading, try The American Women's Almanac: 500 Years of Making History by Deborah G. Felder. This book is full of short biographies of women who changed history, and how they did it. Read it yourself - and share it with your teenager. Bookworm Sez

... more than 350 biographies, revealing their influence and legacies, from indigenous women to the present, and from the illustrious to lesser lights. ... Protoview Book News

About Deborah G. Felder

Deborah G. Felder is a graduate of Bard College, where she studied drama and literature. She worked as an editor at Scholastic, Inc., and has been a freelance writer and editor for over 30 years. The author of more than 20 publications, including fiction and nonfiction books, and articles for middle grade, young adult, and adult readers, her books include The 100 Most Influential Women of All Time: A Ranking Past and Present; A Century of Women: The Most Influential Events in Twentieth-Century Women's History; and A Bookshelf of Our Own: Works That Changed Women's Lives. She has also written book reviews for The New York Times Book Review, Kirkus Reviews, and Publishers Weekly. She resides with her husband, Daniel Burt, in South Chatham, Massachusetts.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Acknowledgments

1. The Arrival of Women in America
2. The First Women's Rights Movement
3. Women at Work
4. The Second Women's Rights Movement
5. Literature
6. Art and Applied Arts
7. Media and the Performing Arts
8. Sports Figures
9. Science, Medicine, and Technology
10. Politics, Government, and the Law
11. Religion
12. Activists for Social Change
13. Education
14. Business Leaders and Entrepreneurs
15. The Military
16. Explorers

Bibliography
Index

Additional information

NGR9781578596362
9781578596362
157859636X
The American Women's Almanac: 500 Years of Making History by Deborah G. Felder
Deborah G. Felder
New
Paperback
Visible Ink Press
2020-03-19
400
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