Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Harcourt: Biographies: Emma Lazarus
Brief biography of Emma Lazarus. Copy of her poem "The New Colossus" included.
Smithsonian Institution
National Portrait Gallery: American Women: Eudora Welty
Read this brief account of Eudora Welty's place in the pantheon of southern writers.
Smithsonian Institution
National Portrait Gallery: American Women: Pearl Buck
A short discussion of the influence of her experiences in China on Peal Buck's writings. Included is her portrait painted by Vita Solomon.
Smithsonian Institution
National Portrait Gallery: American Women: Jessie Fauset
Read a brief biography of Jessie Fauset, who was a leader in the Harlem Renaissance. See a portrait of her painted by Laura Wheeler Waring.
Smithsonian Institution
National Portrait Gallery: American Women: Edna Ferber
An account of the works of American writer, Edna Ferber and a photograph of her taken by George Platt Lynes.
Smithsonian Institution
National Portrait Gallery: American Women: Harriet Beecher Stowe
Read about the impact of Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel, Uncle Tom's Cabin. Included is an engraving of her done in 1855.
Other
Women in History: Harriet Beecher Stowe
This site provides a brief listing of Harriet Beecher Stowe's education, family background, and her accomplishments.
Curated OER
National Park Service: Harriet Beecher Stowe House
This 'Aboard the Underground Railroad' site provides a short outline of Stowe's life and work.