Dictionary of Women's Biography
by Jennifer S. Uglow
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The enthusiastic response to the Dictionary has prompted this second substantially enlarged, revised and updated edition. It now contains essential details of the lives of over 2000 women from all periods, cultures and walks of life - from queens to cooks, engineers to entertainers, pilots to poisoners. The new entries include women who have hit the headlines in the past five years - from Cory Aquino to Madonna - but the historical coverage has also been broadened in response to new research show more and a special new feature is the extended treatment of women from Third World countries. With subsections for further reading, comprehensive subject index and bibliographical survey, the Macmillan Dictionary of Women's Biography is an invaluable reference source - and a fascinating bed-time read. show lessTags
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Jenny Uglow is an editor at Chatto & Windus and lives in Canterbury, England
Common Knowledge
- Canonical title
- Dictionary of Women's Biography
- Original title
- International dictionary of women’s biography
Classifications
- Genres
- Nonfiction, Biography & Memoir, Reference, Sexuality and Gender Studies, General Nonfiction, History
- DDC/MDS
- 920.72 — History & geography Biographies, Genealogy, Healdry Biographies Famous People of Native Nations Women
- LCC
- CT3202 — Auxiliary Sciences of History Biography Biography Biography. By subject Biography of women (Collective)
- BISAC
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- 68
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- Languages
- English
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 11
