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CATEGORIES United States@ SITE LISTINGS Alphabetical  |  By Popularity    (What's This?) Clinton, Hillary Rodham@ - Find sites for Hillary Rodham Clinton, the Secretary of State and former First Lady. Sites feature biography, career profile, White House days, memoirs, photoessay, and policies. Frank, Anne (1929-1945)@ - Find sites about Anne Frank, the diarist during the Holocaust. Sites provide articles, bio, pictures, essays, and book excerpts from The Diary of a Young Girl. Johnson, Claudia Taylor (Lady Bird) (1912-2007)@ - Learn about Claudia Taylor (Lady Bidr) Johnson, the wife of the U.S President Lyndon B. Johnson and the First Lady of the United States from 1963-1969. Sites offer biography, pictures, awards, honorary degrees, and the botanical garden named after the former First Lady of the United States nicknamed "Lady Bird." Nightingale, Florence (1820-1910)@ - Learn about Florence Nightingale (1820-1910), the pioneer of modern nursing and noted statistician. Sites feature biography, war-time services, letters and diaries, essays, photos, and obituary for the "Lady of the Lamp." Callas, Maria (1923-1977)@ Tubman, Harriet (1820-1913)@ Anthony, Susan B. (1820-1906)@ - Learn about Susan B. Anthony (1820-1906), the American civil rights leader who fought to secure women's suffrage in the United States. Sites include life, career profile, achievements, historical background of suffrage movement, museum exhibits, and annotated directory of sites about the independent social reformer and abolitionist. Parks, Rosa (1913-2005)@ - Read about Rosa Parks, the African American activist who was called the Mother of the American Civil Rights Movement. Sites offer biography, political life, video clips, news coverage, historical milestones, archived interviews, remembrances, and chronology of Rosa Parks' historical boycott which triggered the Montgomery Bus Boycott in 1955. Earhart, Amelia (1898-1937?)@ - Find about Amelia Earhart, the first woman pilot to cross the Atlantic Ocean. Sites include her biography, achievements, as well as urban legends surrounding her life and mysterious disappearance during a flight across the Pacific Ocean. Elizabeth I (1533-1603)@ - Learn about Elizabeth I, Queen of England, France, and Ireland from 1558 to 1603, her reign referred to as the Elizabethan era brought in reforms of the Church of England establishing a compromise between Catholic and Protestant. Sites offer history, biography, genealogy, legacy, reign, poems and speeches, and photographs. Diana, Princess of Wales (1961-1997)@ - Read about Late Princess Diana, first wife of Charles, Prince of Wales, known for her beauty and charm. Sites feature biography, marriage and affairs, relationship with sons William and Harry, new articles, interview, video clippings, photo gallery, and documents surrounding the controversial death of Lady Spencer. Cline, Patsy (1932-1963)@ Keller, Helen (1880-1968)@ Thatcher, Margaret@ Aung San Suu Kyi@ Roosevelt, Anna Eleanor@ - Learn about Anna Eleanor Roosevelt (1884-1962), the wife of the U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, and the First Lady of the United States from 1933-1945 . Sites feature biography, quotes, photos, quotes, political activities and writings, radio and TV appearances, and the humanitarian contributions of the former First Lady who used her stature to promote her husband's New Deal and Civil Rights. Queen Elizabeth II@ Addams, Jane (1860-1935)@ Perón, Eva (1919-1952)@ St. Therese of Lisieux@ Lovelace, Ada (1815-1852)@ St. Joan of Arc (1412-1431)@ - Find sites for St. Joan of Arc, also known as Jeanne d'Arc, the national heroine of France. Sites offer biography, the role in the Hundred Years' War, historical significance, picture gallery, books, contemporary documents and articles, as well as the canonization of the French Roman Catholic saint put to trial and executed for heresy. Anderson, Marian (1902-1993)@ Tarbell, Ida (1857-1944)@ Barton, Clara (1821-1912)@ Onassis, Jacqueline Kennedy (1929-1994)@ - Find sites for Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis (1929-1994), the wife of the U.S. President John F. Kennedy, and the First Lady of the United States from 1961 to 1963. Sites feature biography, quotes, curios, White House days, personal accounts, online exhibits, news archives, and articles about the First lady whose glamor spearheaded the fashion tastes of the time. Haraway, Donna@ Markham, Beryl (1902-1986)@ - Learn about Kenyan aviatrix Beryl Markham, best known for her celebrated memoirs West With the Night. Sacagawea (1790?-1812 or 1884)@ - Sacagawea is the Shoshone Indian guide who assisted Lewis and Clark on their momentous expedition west. In 2000 she became immortalized on the golden dollar coin. St. Julian of Norwich (1342-c.1416)@ Dix, Dorothea (1802-1887)@ Hypatia of Alexandria (d.415 C.E.)@ Marie Antoinette (1755-1793)@ Paul, Alice (1885-1977)@ Cavell, Edith (1865-1915)@ Mitchell, Maria (1818-1889)@ - Learn about Maria Mitchell, the American astronomer first to discover a comet with the use of a telescope and was the first woman admitted to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences as well as the American Philosophical Society. Sites feature biography, scientific achievements, and the Nantucket Maria Mitchell Association. Truth, Sojourner (1797-1883)@ Ross, Betsy (1752-1836)@ Zelle, Margaretha Geetruida (Mata Hari) (1876-1917)@ Carson, Rachel (1907-1964)@ Cleopatra VII (69-30 BCE)@ Romanova, Anastasia (1901-1918?)@ Eleanor of Aquitaine (c.1122-1204)@ Jones, Mary Harris (Mother Jones) (1830?-1930)@ Boulanger, Nadia (1887 - 1979)@ - Learn about Nadia Boulanger, the influential French composer, conductor, and music professor who taught many of the most important composers and conductors of the 20th century. Sites include official page, biography, photographs, discography, and a list of her students. Catt, Carrie Chapman (1859-1947)@ Clarke, Rebecca (1886 - 1979)@ Goldman, Emma (1869-1940)@ Hildegard von Bingen (1098-1179)@ Calamity Jane (Cannary, Martha) (1852?-1903)@ - Find out about Calamity Jane or Martha Canary, the frontierswoman who gained fame by fighting the Native Americans in the 1870s through sites featuring her writings, photos, biography, and articles about her famous association with the legendary gunfighter Wild Bill Hickok. Gandhi, Indira (1917-1984)@ Oakley, Annie (1860-1926)@ Shikibu, Lady Murasaki (978?-1025?)@ Ride, Sally (1951- )@ Howe, Julia Ward (1819-1910)@ Reagan, Nancy Davis@ - Learn about Nancy Davis Reagan, the wife of Ronald Reagan and the First Lady of the United States from 1981 to 1989. Sites provide biography, interview, photo gallery, personal accounts, news archives, articles, filmography, and TV appearances of the former First Lady who was an actress prior to her marriage. Bonny, Anne (1697-?)@ - Find sites about Anne Bonny, the young female pirate who sailed the Caribbean Sea with Calico Jack Rackham and Mary Read. Includes details on her early years, adventures as a pirate, capture, and disappearance. Coleman, Bessie (1896-1926)@ - Learn about Bessie Coleman, the first African American woman to hold international pilot's license. Sites include biography, achievements, and more about the aviator popularly known as '"Queen Bess". King, Coretta Scott (1927-2006)@ - Find sites for Coretta Scott King, the civil rights leader and wife of the assassinated civil rights activist Martin Luther King, Jr. Sites provide biography, political profile, civil rights activities, obituary, and bibliography of works by and about the politician and recipient of Congessional Gold Medal. Weil, Simone (1909-1943)@ Bridges, Ruby@ - Read about Ruby Bridges, the first African American child to attend a formerly segregated school and hence endure hostility and ostracism from segregationists. Sites offer bio, background information, speeches, online resources, interviews, and pictures of the girl who became a civil rights icon in 1960 and grew to be an education activist. Empress Dowager Cixi (1835-1908)@ - Learn more about the Empress Dowager Cixi or Tzu-Hsi who ruled China from 1861 to her death in 1908. Sites includes biographiy and historical facts about her rule. Warren, Elinor Remick (1900-1991) - In the early part of this century, Warren broke the gender barrier by becoming a celebrated composer of serious music. Hutchinson, Anne (1591-1643)@ Meir, Golda (1898-1978)@ Seeger, Rugh Crawford (1901-1953)@  Bondar, Roberta@ Héloise (1101-1164)@ McAuliffe, Christa (1948-1986)@ Albright, Madeleine@ Hearst, Patty@ Washington, Martha (1731-1802)@ - Find sites for Martha Washington (1731-1802), the wife of the first U.S. President George Washington. Sites feature biographical profile, museum exhibits, portraits, and online resources for the first First Lady of the United States though that title was not coined until after her death and hence addressed simply as Lady Washington. Mary, Queen of Scots (1542-1587)@ Pankhurst, Emmeline (1858-1928)@ Walker, Mary Edwards (1832-1919)@ Hopper, Grace (1906-1992)@ Cabrini, Frances Xavier (1850-1917)@ Price, Leontyne@ Robinson, Mary@ Macy, Anne Mansfield Sullivan (1866-1936)@ Enheduanna (c.2285-2250 BCE)@ St. Lucy of Syracuse@ Chisholm, Shirley@ - Read about Shirley Chisholm, the first African American woman elected to Congress. Sites provide biography, political profile, quotes, speech, and documentary of the 1972 presidential campaign by the Democratic Presidential Nomination candidate, educator, and author. Devi, Phoolan (1963-2001)@ Mead, Margaret (1901-1978)@ Sanger, Margaret (1883-1966)@ Woodhull, Victoria (1838-1927)@ du Pré, Jacqueline (1945-1987)@ Schumann, Clara (1819 - 1896)@ Babbitt, Natalie@ Sabuco, Oliva (1562-1590) - Dedicated to the work of the 16th century philosopher who was also a pioneer in psychosomatic medicine. Barnes, Florence (Pancho) (1901-1975)@ - Learn about Florence Lowe "Pancho" Barnes, one of the legendary women pioneers in aviation history. Sites include her biography, achievements, and a book about the aviatrix. Davis, Angela@ - Learn about Angela Davis, the American communist organizer, professor who was linked to the murder of Judge Harold Halet during an attempted Black Panther prison break. Sites feature biography, articles, interviews, transcripts, and critique of the leftist activist and founder of the anti-prison grassroots organization Critical Resistance. Ford, Elizabeth Bloomer (Betty)@ - Find sites for Elizabeth (Betty) Ford, the wife of the American President Gerald R. Ford. Sites feature biography, photographs, humanitarian activites, and resources for the former First Lady Betty Ford who was a model and fashion designer who also organized her own dance group. Jordan, Barbara (1936-1996)@ Sendler, Irena@ Nefertiti@ St. Rosalia@ - Learn about Santa Rosalia, the patron saint of Palermo and Sicily. Sites offer biography, photos, and information about her feast day held the first Sunday of June each year. Zaharias, Mildred (Babe) Didrikson (1914-1956)@ Chiang, Madame Kai-shek (1897-2003)@ Hatshepsut@ Wilson, Edith (1872-1961)@ - Explore the sites for Edith Wilson (1872-1961), the second wife of the U.S. President Woodrow Wilson, and the First Lady of the United States from 1915 to 1921. Sites feature biography photos, illustrations, articles, books, and speculative essays about the former First Lady who was labeled "the Secret President" for the decisive role she played while Woodrow Wilson was recovering from a stroke. Huerta, Dolores@ - Read about Dolores Huerta, the co-founder of United Farm Workers. Sites provide biography and info on the Dolores Huerta Foundation, a nonprofit organization. Graham, Katharine (1917-2001)@ Davison, Emily Wilding (1872-1913)@ Szabo, Violette (1921-1945)@ Lady Jane Grey (1537-1554)@ Blackwell, Elizabeth (1821-1910)@ Fields, Dorothy (1905-1974)@ St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross (1891-1942)@ Stein, Edith (1891-1942)@ Great Women Rulers - From the Women in World History Curriculum. de Cleyre, Voltairine (1866-1912)@ McClung, Nellie (1873-1951)@ Chisholm, Caroline (1808-1877)@ Ebadi, Shirin@ Lincoln, Mary Todd (1818-1882)@ - Learn about Mary Todd Lincoln, the wife of the U.S. President Abraham Lincoln remembered for her high-strung, touchy, and "spend-thrift" ways. Sites feature biographical profile, historical background, movie, and research site about the First Lady of the United States from 1861 till the assassination of her husband in 1865. Bly, Nellie (1864-1922)@ Ferraro, Geraldine@ Eisenhower, Mamie Geneva Doud (1896-1979)@ - Find sites for Mamie Doud Eisenhower (1896-1979), the wife of General and President Dwight D. Eisenhower and First Lady of the United States from 1953 to 1961. Sites feature biography, photos, and her million dollar fudge recipe. Caccini, Francesca (1587- c.1637) - Provides information on the woman who was a prominent composer in seventeenth century Florence. Adams, Abigail Smith (1744-1818)@ - Learn about Abigail Smith Adams, the wife of the second President of the United States, John Adams. Sites feature biography, vital stats, birthplace, history of the house, virtual tour, photos, and online resources for the First Lady and the mother of John Quincy Adams, the sixth President of the United States. Beach, Amy (1867 - 1944)@ Assata Shakur@ Michel, Louise (1830-1905)@ Cochran, Jacqueline (1908-1980)@ - Know about Jacqueline Cochran, the American pioneer pilot who broke records all along her distinguished aviation career. Guinier, Lani@ Murphy, Emily (1868-1933)@ Quimby, Harriet@ - Learn about Harriet Quimby, the first American woman pilot to become a licensed pilot and the first woman to cross the English Channel. Kelsey, Frances Oldham@ Wells, Ida B. (1862-1930)@ Bullwinkel, Vivian (1915-2000)@ Christine de Pizan (1364-c.1430)@ Harper, Frances Ellen Watkins (1825-1911)@ Williams, Cathay (1842-?)@ Famous Females - Biographies of women in espionage, motion pictures, the sciences, and other areas. Flagstad, Kirsten (1895 - 1962)@ Queen of Sheba (960 BCE-?)@ - Learn about the Queen of Sheba, the ruler of the ancient kingdom mentioned in the Jewish scriptures. Sites provide history, profile, text, and picture gallery related to the queen also known as Makeda. Goldstein, Vida (1869-1949)@ Place, Etta (1880?-1935?)@  Secord, Laura (1775-1868)@ Smyth, Dame Ethel (1858 - 1944)@ Abzug, Bella (1920-1998)@ Warren, Mercy Otis (1728-1814)@ Madison, Dolley Payne (1768-1849)@ - Find sites for Dolly Payne Madison, wife of the U.S President James Madison, who was known for her rescue of valuable treasures including state papers from the White House before it was burned by the British army in 1814. Sites offer life, history, online exhibits, personal letters, images, and the Easter egg roll custom which began in the White House at the First Lady's suggestion. Jacobs, Harriet Ann (1813-1897)@ Queen Beatrix@ Khan, Noor Inayat (1914-1944)@ Crosby, Frances Jane "Fanny" (1820-1915) - Author of over 9,000 hymns during her life. Borgia, Lucrezia (1480-1519)@ Noether, Emmy (1882-1935)@ Shonagon, Sei (c.965-1017?)@ Carter, Rosalynn Eleanor Smith@ - Learn about Rosalynn Eleanor Smith Carter, the wife of President Jimmy Carter and a global human rights activist. Sites feature biography, photos, and related links for the first First Lady who was dubbed The Steel Magnolia by the White House press corps for her combination of Southern sweetness and tenacious drive. Balch, Emily Greene (1867-1961) - 1961 New York Times obituary for Emily Greene Balch, International President of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom and co-winner of the 1946 Nobel Peace Prize. Komachi, Ono no (c.833-857)@ Shaw, Anna H. (1847-1919) - 1919 New York Times obituary for suffragist and women's rights advocate Anna Howard Shaw. Bhutto, Benazir (1953 - 2007)@ Bandaranaike, Sirimavo (1916-2000)@ Grant, Jane (1892-1972) - User-created biograpy tracing the life and legacy of Jane Grant, the Twentieth Century feminist and Lucy Stoner, a member of the Algonquin Round Table, and co-founder of The New Yorker magazine. Includes background on Grant's husband Harold Ross. House of Rhetoric - Biographies of women who overcame shady pasts to achieve political or social influence. Landowska, Wanda Louise (1879-1959)@ Montessori, Maria@ Saint Philomena@ Smith, Shirley "Mum Shirl" (1924-1998)@ St. Philomena@ Famous Women and Beauty - Stories about famous, enchanting women, from Princess Diana to Coco Chanel.

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