"American Women Leaders and Activists, Second Edition offers fascinating coverage of notable American women who have been proven leaders and activists in both the political and social realms." Praise for the previous edition:"This book is a one-stop source, bringing together information scattered throughout other reference sources and providing information not found in other reference books

Modeled on the "Dictionary of American Biography,"this set stands alone but is a good complement to that set which contained only 700 women of 15,000 entries. The preparation of the first set of "Notable American Women" was supported by Radcliffe College. It includes women from 1607 to those who died before the end of 1950; only 5 women included were born after 1900. Arranged throughout the volumes alphabetically, entries are from 400 to 7,000 words...