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From Pocahontas to Twyla Tharp, this invaluable reference documents the lives and careers of 1035 distinguished American women in biographical entries of about 400 words. Among them are artists, abolitionists, athletes, poets, businesswomen, diplomats, lawyers, First Ladies, feminists, reformers, teachers, missionaries, doctors, patriots, politicians, singers and socialites. Indices.McHenry, Robert is the author of 'Famous American Women A Biographical Dictionary from Colonial Times to the Present' with ISBN 9780486245232 and ISBN 0486245233.
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