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	Biographies General Biography-Center http://www.biography-center.com/ 11,000 biographies from the UK are included in this site. Over half are in English, and the others in French, Spanish, and German. There are also links to biographies not covered here. Many primary source documents are included. Biographical Dictionary http://s9.com/biography/ This dictionary covers more than 28,000 notable men and women who have shaped our world from ancient times to the present day. Biographical Information http://libraryspot.com/biographies/ This site contains many links including Britannica’s Lives Limited, Distinguished women, Presidents of the U. S. American Authors on the web, and Nobel Prize laureates. Biography.com http://www.biograhy.com This site links to biographies of artists and architects, authors, entertainers, musicians and composers, politicians and rulers, and scientists and inventors. Links to other sites are also included. Conversations with History http://globetrotter.berkeley.edu/conversations/ Distinguished men and women from all over the world talk about their lives and their work. They reminisce about their participation in great events, and they share their perspectives on the past and reflect on what the future might hold. Discovers by Alphabet http://www.win.tue.nl/~engels/discovery/index.html This main page, called Discovers web has everything about explorers. There is a great list of discovers on the following page: http://www.win.tue.nl/~engels/discovery/index.html Homework Center Biographies http://www.multcolib.org/homework/biohc.html#wmbio This site contains links to biographical information, organized by subject area. Women and Science included. Infoplease.com: Biography http://www.infoplease.com/people.html This site is a virtual reference library and biographies are taken from all sources. A search can also be made by category. Over 30,000 biographies are included IPL Ready Reference Collection: Biographies http://www.refdesk.com/factbiog.html There are 34 links to biography sites of all kinds, including some famous collections. Easy to use. Time.com http://www.time.com/time/2006/time100/walkup/ One century, 100 remarkable people. TOP Americans Academy of Achievement http://www.achievement.org Men and women whose achievements helped shape the 20^th century are presented in this site. There are five categories of achievements including the Hall of Arts, Business, Public Service, Sports, and Science and exploration. African American Almanac http://www.toptags.com/aama/bio/bio.htm There is more to this site than biographies. It presents an historical perspective of a nation, its people, and its cultural evolution. The timeline is from the beginning of the slave trade through the Civil Rights movement, to the present and many biographies are listed. Biographical Directory of the U. S. Congress, 1774 - http://bioguide.congress.gov/biosearch/biosearch.asp Short biographies about leaders in our government. The Senate history page and the House of Representatives page take you to information out those parts of our government. Colonial Hall http://www.colonialhall.com/biodoi.asp Biographies taken from 1829 Lives of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence by Rev. Charles A. Goodrich From Revolution to Reconstruction http://odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/B/index.htm Biographies of Americans from all walks of life. Meet Amazing Americans http://www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgi/aa Discover the inventors, politicians, performers, activists and other everyday people who made this country what it is today. This is a Library of Congress site. TOP Scientists 400 Years of Women in Science http://www.astr.ua.edu/4000WS/4000WS.html First literature appeared some 4,000 years ago and both men and women have been involved in scientific discovery. Association for Women in Mathematics http://www.awm-math.org/biographies.html This site has links to individual biographies and profiles and biographies and profiles of women in Mathematics and Science History of Mathematics Links: Biographies of Scientists http://www.maths.tcd.ie/pub/HistMath/Links/SciBiog.html Click on the biography gateways for Scientists and Mathematicians and the links listed below. National Inventors Hall of Fame http://www.invent.org/hall_of_fame/1_0_0_hall_of_fame.asp Alphabetical index of inventors and inventions. Click on the overview and then search. The Nobel Prize Internet Archive http://nobelprizes.com/nobel/nobel.html This site lists the recipients of Nobel Prizes along with very brief biographical notes and links to related Web sites. This site is divided into four areas: Science in General, Math in General, Leonardo da Vinci and Galileo. Renaissance Links on the WWW for Science and Math http://www.twingroves.district96.k12.il.us/renaissance/GeneralFiles/RenLinksSci.html This site is divided into four areas: Science in General, Math in General, Leonardo da Vinci and Galileo. Science and Mathematics Biographies and History http://www.ucr.edu/h-gig/hist-science/scien.html Combines links to biographies and history related to science and mathematics. From the University of California at Riverside TOP Women Biographies of Women Astronauts http://www.uah.edu/womensstudies/astronauts.html The links are from NASA's biographies of all NASA astronauts. Distinguished Women of the Past and Present http://www.netsrq.com/~dbois/index.html Lists of sites about women by name or field with links Great Women Hall of Fame http://www.greatwomen.org/ Search by alphabet, last name or view a list of women Melisende’s Women of History http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Styx/9329/ This is a tribute to 50 women of history with links to other sites. National Women's History Project http://www.nwhp.org/tlp/biographies/biographies.html The mission of the project is to recognize and celebrate the diverse and historic accomplishments of women by providing information and educational materials and programs. Women in Congress http://bioguide.congress.gov/congresswomen/index.asp Check this list alphabetically, chronologically, or by the state list. There is also a link to the National Archives Digital Classroom Project and to the Library of Congress for more information. Women's International Center http://www.wic.org/bio/idex_bio.htm Many women are listed on this site from all walks of life and all time periods. Top


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