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Biography 20th Century | Presidents | Women | African Americans | Inventors | Chicago Biography Resource Center Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia SIRS Discoverer Student Resource Center Biography.com Over 25,000 biographies of important people, past and present. Search by name, keyword, category, or alphabetical order. The Time 100 Biographies of 100 extraordinary people who helped reshape the world in the 20th century. Women of the Century "100 Years of American Heroes." Read biographies, explore by decade, and more. American Experience: The Presidents POTUS: Presidents of the United States Women of the Century "100 Years of American Heroes." Read biographies, explore the decade-by-decade illustrated timeline of women's history, and more. Women Who Changed History Discover women who have made a difference. Nominate a hero for the "Honor Roll of Notable Women" and play the "History Mystery Challenge" to see if you can identify some famous females! The Quest for Equality The history of women's suffrage and the modern women's movement, from the World Book Encyclopedia . Readers will also find biographies of trailblazing women and links to other web sites on women's history. African American Biographies From Yahooligans! Africans in America America’s journey through slavery, from PBS Online. Each section, based on a particular time period, features a Resource Bank of pictures, stories, biographies and more. Culture and Change Black history in America. Includes an interactive timeline and a special feature on African American Inventors. From Scholastic. Encyclopedia Brittanica's Guide to Black History Read biographies, search through the Image Gallery, and check out the timeline of African American history! Profiles Biographies of famous African Americans from PBS's African American World. Zoom Inventors and Inventions Search for inventions alphabetically, by timeline, by industry, or by country. National Inventors Hall of Fame Chicago |
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