Biographies - Collections
Biography collections for researching notable women in history
About Notable Women
From your About.com Guide to Women's History, a growing collection of biographies, often with links to net resources, original articles, quotes.
From your About.com Guide to Women's History, a growing collection of biographies, often with links to net resources, original articles, quotes.
E-Texts and Women's History
An article detailing where you can find collections of information about women in history. Some resources will also point to biographies.
An article detailing where you can find collections of information about women in history. Some resources will also point to biographies.
Notable Women with Liberal Religious Connections
Chronological list of women connected with Unitarianism, Universalism and Ethical Culture: no bios here, but links to web pages with more info.
Chronological list of women connected with Unitarianism, Universalism and Ethical Culture: no bios here, but links to web pages with more info.
A Celebration of Women Writers
Simple yet comprehensive list of women writers, including, where available, links to web pages with biographies and a list of etexts by that writer.
Simple yet comprehensive list of women writers, including, where available, links to web pages with biographies and a list of etexts by that writer.
Distinguished Women of Past and Present
Search for biographies of many famous women by name or field of activity. Most are linked to biographies by the site author, Danuta Bois, or on other sites.
Search for biographies of many famous women by name or field of activity. Most are linked to biographies by the site author, Danuta Bois, or on other sites.
Eminent Women of the Age
An 1868 (no typo there!) collection of biographies of women. Page images, so this may be slow browsing.
An 1868 (no typo there!) collection of biographies of women. Page images, so this may be slow browsing.
Notable Women Ancestors
Primarily directed at genealogists, many of the biographical sketches also contain documentation of the woman's ancestry and links to related topics. Uneven in quality.
Primarily directed at genealogists, many of the biographical sketches also contain documentation of the woman's ancestry and links to related topics. Uneven in quality.
WIC Biography Index
Dozens of biographies of famous women. Not limited to American women, though most of those listed are Americans.
Dozens of biographies of famous women. Not limited to American women, though most of those listed are Americans.
Women in the West
Biographies, texts, images of women of the Western United States and Canada.
Biographies, texts, images of women of the Western United States and Canada.