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Distinguished Women of Past and Present: Catherine De Medicis

For Students 9th - 10th
Good description of the biographical, political, and historical life and times of Catherine de Medicis.
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Distinguished Women of Past and Present: Indira Gandhi

For Students 9th - 10th
A condensed description of Indira Gandhi.
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Distinguished Women of Past and Present: Liliuokalani (1838 1917)

For Students 9th - 10th
Read this personal biography of Hawaaiian Queen Liliuokalani, who struggled against American annexation.
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Distinguished Women of Past and Present: Bridget "Biddy" Mason

For Students 3rd - 8th
Read the biography of Biddy Mason (1818-1891 CE), a tremendously hard worker who fought to gain her freedom from slavery and eventually became the first black woman to own land in Los Angeles.
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Distinguished Women of Past and Present: Margaret Fuller

For Students 9th - 10th
Providing an article on Margaret Fuller (1810-1850 CE), "the first female foreign correspondent," this website includes resources for further reading and research.
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Distinguished Women of Past and Present: Dian Fossey

For Students 9th - 10th
This Distinguished Women website provides a brief biography of American Zoologist, Dian Fossey.
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Distinguished Women of Past and Present: Leslie Marmon Silko

For Students 9th - 10th
Leslie Marmon Silko is highlighted on a site titled "distinguished women of past and present." Presents a brief biographical sketch of Leslie Marmon Silko and a description of her career as a writer. Related links provided.
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Distinguished Women of Past and Present: Margaret Bourke White

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a biography of Margaret Bourke-White.
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Distinguished Women of Past and Present: Rachel L. Carson

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a brief biography of the American marine biologist and author, Rachel Louise Carson.
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Distinguished Women of Past and Present: Deborah Sampson

For Students 9th - 10th
This Website contains a short biography of Deborah Sampson. Content includes a bibliography as well.
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Distinguished Women of Past and Present: Billie Jean King

For Students 9th - 10th
This site gives a short summary of Billie Jean King's life and her achievements.
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Distinguished Women of Past and Present: Grace Murray Hopper

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a biography of the programming pioneer, Grace Murray Hopper. Discusses her education, teaching career, and distinguished career as a naval officer.
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Distinguished Women of Past and Present: Eliza Lucas Pinckney

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains a short biography detailing the life of Eliza Pinckney.
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Distinguished Women of Past and Present: Joan of Arc

For Students 9th - 10th
This concise biography on Joan of Arc (1412-1431 CE) include a bibliography of resources for research and further reading.
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Distinguished Women of Past and Present: Gabriela Mistral

For Students 9th - 10th
Gabriela Mistral, the first Latin American woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, is profiled.
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Distinguished Women of Past and Present

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has biographies of women who contributed to our culture in many different ways. There are writers, educators, scientists, heads of state, politicians, civil rights crusaders, artists, entertainers, and others. Some were alive...
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Distinguished Women of Past and Present: Elizabeth Ii

For Students 9th - 10th
A short article on Elizabeth II, who became Queen of England after her father, King George VI, died in 1947.
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Distinguished Women of Past and Present: Mother Teresa

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a brief encyclopedia article on Mother Teresa of Calcutta, who was "founder of the Missionaries of Charity."
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Distinguished Women of Past and Present: Margaret Hilda Thatcher

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a very brief encyclopedia article on Margaret Thatcher, the first woman to hold the office of prime minister of Great Britain.
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Distinguished Women of Past and Present: Antoinette Louisa Brown Blackwell

For Students 9th - 10th
Antoinette Blackwell was the first American woman to be ordained as a minister. She was a champion of woman's rights and lived to vote at age 95 after the adoption of the 19th amendment into the U.S. Constitution.
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Distinguished Women of Past and Present: Ruth Bader Ginsburg

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief biographical sketch of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the second woman appointed to the Supreme Court.
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Distinguished Women of Past and Present: Dorothy Hamill

For Students 6th - 8th
This is a very brief article overviewing the athletic career of Dorothy Stuart Hamill, an American figure skater who won the gold medal at the 1976 Winter Olympics.
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Distinguished Women of Past and Present: Florence Griffith Joyner

For Students 9th - 10th
This entry profiles the late Florence Griffith Joyner (1959-1998), affectionately known simply as FloJo, the track athlete who won gold and silver medals at the 1988 Summer Olympic Games.
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Distinguished Women of Past and Present: Ella Fitzgerald

For Students 3rd - 8th
This is a very short article on Ella Fitzgerald, a jazz singer who was discovered while "singing in a Harlem talent show."