| Meet
Amazing Americans |
From The
Library of Congress presents America's Story website comes biographies
of inventors, performers, politicians who have contributed to American
life and culture today. Currently there are twenty five people featured. |
| Newsmaker
Bios |
For people who are currently in the news,
try this ABC News website. The biography provided includes photographs
and quotes by and about the person. |
| Notable
Women Ancestors |
Detailed
biographies of women adventurers, pioneers, emigrants, religious leaders,
and royalty are provided along with links to related websites. |
| PBS-History |
PBS.org provides provides detailed profiles of influential
men and women throughout history. |
| PublicFigure.com |
A commercial site
which provides a database of information on over 5,000 public figures and
life summaries of another 17,000 prominent people in history. You
will find a signed biography, profile, photos and a list of works for most
individuals. Enter your subject's name in the name window
at the top of the homepage. |
| Role
Models On The Web |
An award winning site from The Light Education, Inc.,
a nonprofit foundation, provides extensive biographical information on
role models to inspire youths and young adults to pattern their lives.
A dozen different biographies are currently offered. |
| SPECTRUM
Biographies |
SPECTRUM Home and
School Magazine is supported by corporate sponsors. The site provides
detailed signed biographies on approximately thirty four noted people in
history ranging from musicians to royalty to presidents and authors. |
| Time
100 The Most Important People of the 20th Century |
Time.com profiles 100 individuals from the 20th century
in the fields of Artists & Entertainers, Heroes & Icons, Builders
& Titans, Scientiest & Thinkers, and Leaders & Revolutionaries. |
| Turn
of the Century |
A commercial website
which focuses on the history of the late 1800s and the early 1900s.
There are detailed biographies of Jane Addams, George Washington Carver,
Thomas Edison, Theodore Roosevelt and Booker T. Washington. |
| Women
In American History |
Encyclopaedia
Britannica, Inc. provides an extensive website on women in United States
history. The site includes approximately 1,000 biographies, essays,
a media gallery and links for information on women's history. The
biographies are Encyclopaedia Britannica articles |
| Women
of the Century |
DiscoverySchool.com provides brief biographies of notable
women of the twentieth century. At the end of the biography, links
are provided to sites with additional information.The women are listed
by categories such as politics & government, arts & media, space
& science, sports & exploration, and activists & reformers. |
| Women
of the Hall |
This National Women's Hall of Fame site provides
brief biographies of the women who have been inducted into the Hall of
Fame. Click the the letter of your subject's last name
or enter the last name in the search window. |
| Women's
History Month |
This website,
sponsored by the Gale Group, a publishing company, presents two to three
page biographies of over eighty women who have impacted women's history.
The biographical information comes from the Gale Group's publications and
include listings of awards and sources for further reading including websites
and magazine articles. |
| Women's
International Center |
Provides brief biographical
information on those women who have received the Living Legacy Award.
Use this site for women of the 20th century. |