Profiles Index
Sonia Sotomayor Biography
Sonia Sotomayor biography - biography of Sonia Sotomayor, first Hispanic nominated to serve on the United States Supreme Court.
Judith Sargent Murray
A profile of Judith Sargent Murray, early American essayist, whose religious and political writing as well as personal letters help us understand that period of history. She also wrote one of the earliest feminist essays in America.
Queen Mary I of England
A biography of Queen Mary I of England, known as Bloody Mary, who was the daughter of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon, his first wife.
Queen Elizabeth - Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon - Queen Mum
Profile of Queen Elizabeth, consort of George VI and mother of Queen Elizabeth II.
Bonnie Parker
Bonnie Parker biography - profile of Bonnie Parker of Bonnie and Clyde fame, bank robber during the Great Depression.
Mary Daly
Mary Daly biography - profile of feminist theologian and philosopher Mary Daly.
Charlotte Corday
Charlotte Corday biography - a biography of Charlotte Corday, figure in the French Revolution
Harpies
A description of the mythological female creatues, the Harpies.
Tonie Nathan
Profile of Tonie Nathan, the first woman to receive an electoral vote in the United States.
Aelfgifu
Information on Aelfgifu - her life and work. A biography and carefully selected Net links for more information.
Del Martin
Del Martin biography
Catherine the Great
Catherine the Great of Russia: this biography of Catherine the Great highlights important contributions she made to history, with links to more information.
Elizabeth Gurley Flynn
Elizabeth Gurley Flynn, the Rebel Girl of Joe Hill song fame, was a socialist, feminist, and labor organizer who became a Communist Party activist.
WEIU - Women's Educational and Industrial Union
WEIU - an early women's labor organization.
Beatriz Galindo
Beatriz Galindo biography - profile of a tutor of Queen Isabella, Catherine of Aragon, and Juana the Mad.
Harriet Tubman
A profile of Harriet Tubman, a slave who escaped to freedom and then helped more than 300 other slaves escape. She was an abolitionist and proponent of Civil Rights in addition to being a Civil War soldier and spy.
Betty Friedan
Betty Friedan profile: a summary of the life and work of a key second wave American feminist.
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
An illustrated biography of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, First Lady and editor.
Frances Willard
A biography of Frances Willard, long-time president of the Women's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU) and an advocate of women's rights and woman suffrage.
Marilyn Monroe
A profile of Marilyn Monroe, with key dates and events.
A'Lelia Walker
Biography of A'Lelia Walker, daughter of Madam C. J. Walker, and figure of the Harlem Renaissance.
Carla Hills
Carla Hills: Biography of Carla Hills, public official, cabinet officer.
Bess Truman
Biography of Bess Truman, First Lady from 1945 to 1953, married to Harry S Truman.
Anne Bradstreet
A biography of Anne Bradstreet, America's first published poet whose writings allow insight into the experience of the early Puritans in New England.
Gwendolyn Brooks
A profile of Gwendolyn Brooks, poet, whose poems dealt with themes of everyday African American life.