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The Macmillan Dictionary of Women’s Biography

By Jennifer Uglow , Frances Hinton (eds.)

Book information

Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan UK
Year
1989
ISBN
978-0-333-56556-8, 978-1-349-12704-7
DOI
10.1007/978-1-349-12704-7
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
96 MB (100234020 bytes)
Series
Dictionary Series
Edition
1
Pages
XIX, 621\640
Time added
2016-03-14 21:35:01
general; Gender StudiesPolitics of the Welfare State; Historiography and

Description

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 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.

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