Collective Biographies of WomenAn Annotated Bibliography
Alison Booth |
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National Council of Women in Canada. Women of Canada: Their Life and Work. Compiled by the National Council of Women of Canada at the request of the Hon. Sydney Fisher ... For distribution at the Paris International Exhibition [1900], or For distribution at Pan-American Exposition, Buffalo [1901]. [Montreal?]: n.p., 1900; 1901. Chapter titles: Introduction by Mrs. G. A. Drummond; Past and Present of Canadian Women; Legal and Political Status; Professions and Careers; Trade and Industries; Education; Literature; Arts, Handicrafts, Music and the Drama; Nationally Organized Societies; Church Work; Charities and Reform; Social Life; Immigration; Indian Women. Also published as Les Femmes du Canada: leur vie et leurs Ĺ“uvres (Montréal?, 1900). Search OCLC WorldCat for this title. Search Google Books for this title.
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National Council of Women in India, Women in India: Who's Who? Bombay: n.p., 1935. Search OCLC WorldCat for this title. Search Google Books for this title.
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Neely, Ruth. Women of Ohio: A Record of Their Achievements in the History of the State. Ohio Newspaper Women's Association. Cincinnati, OH: Clarke, 1937. [Chicago]: Clarke, 1939. [Springfield, IL]: Clarke, 1900; 1940. Named People: Florence Allen; Johanna Maria Heckewelder; Caroline Scott Harrison; Lucy Webb Hayes; Charles Phelps Taft; Julia Bundy Foraker; Chauncy L. Newcomer; Katherine Kennedy Brown; Martha Wheaton Bowers Taft; Mary Belle Grossman. Search OCLC WorldCat for this title. Search Google Books for this title.
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Nellist, George Ferguson Mitchell. Women of Hawaii. [Honolulu]: Langton Boyle, 1929. Search OCLC WorldCat for this title. Search Google Books for this title.
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Nevin, Adelaide Mellier. The Social Mirror: A Character Sketch of the Women of Pittsburgh and Vicinity during the First Century of the Country's Existence: Society of Today. Pittsburgh: Nevin, 1888. Chapter titles: Beauty; Gifted Women; For Sweet Charity's Sake; Musical; Women of Wealth; Artists; Ministers' Wives; Temperance Workers; Society; Society in the Suburbs. Search OCLC WorldCat for this title. Search Google Books for this title.
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Nevin, James Banks, ed. Prominent Women of Georgia. Atlanta: National Biographical, 1928. Search OCLC WorldCat for this title. Search Google Books for this title.
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Northcroft, Dorothea Mary. Women at Work in the League of Nations. London: Page, 1923; Page & Pratt, 1925. Keighley, England: Wadsworth/Rydal, 1926; 1927; 1928. Search OCLC WorldCat for this title. Search Google Books for this title.
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Northrop, Henry Davenport. Famous Women of the Bible: Comprising Religious and Social Helps for Mothers and Daughters, Containing the Most Striking Scenes and Events Depicted in the Lives of the Renowned Women of the Bible, including heroines, queens, prophetesses, ideal mothers and many others distinguished for their noble deeds; a charming galaxy of scripture characters together with inspired thoughts; gems of poetry and valuable helps for both young and old. Harrisburg, PA: Minter; Philadelphia: Moore; Chicago: Wabash; Louisville, KY: Pentecostal, 1898. Search OCLC WorldCat for this title. Search Google Books for this title.
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Norval, Leigh. Women of the Bible: Sketches of All the Prominent Female Characters in the Old and the New Testament. Nashville: M. E. Church, South, 1889; 1890. Search OCLC WorldCat for this title. Search Google Books for this title.
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Notable Women of Affairs. New York: Women's Syndicate, 1925. “Subscriber's edition.” Short tributes to businesswomen and professionals brought forward by “emergency” of WWI, becoming “essential and permanent” (n.p.). Short double-column entries (1 to 1 ½ pp.) with glamorous photographs. Wide range of occupations, all white, many Jewish; includes Adelaide Johnson, sculptor of Mott, Athony and Stanton (25). Search OCLC WorldCat for this title. Search Google Books for this title.
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Notable Women of Olden Time[s]. New York and Philadelphia: American Sunday-School Union, 1852. TOC: Sarah; Hagar; Rebekah; Leah and Rachel; Miriam; Deborah; Jezebel; Athaliah; Esther. Search OCLC WorldCat for this title. Search Google Books for this title.
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Notable Women of Our Own Times. A Collection of Biographies of Royal and Other Ladies Celebrated in Literature, Art, and Society. With Portraits. London and New York: Ward, Lock, [1883]. British Library. “Our own times” is a frequent phrase in popular and Christian historical polemics. Search OCLC WorldCat for this title. Search Google Books for this title.
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Noted Women the World Over. London and New York: Butterick, 1898. Not in British Library. WorldCat Note: Part one: sketches of women around the world. Part two: short essays on education for women at Vassar, Radcliffe, Wellesley, and Bryn Mawr. Both sections focus on women's successes and influence in society. Search OCLC WorldCat for this title. Search Google Books for this title. |