Women in World History: A Biographical Encyclopedia
- ISBN-10
- 0787664367
- ISBN-13
- 9780787664367
- Series
- Women in World History
- Pages
- 919
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1999
- Publisher
- Gale / Cengage Learning
- Author
- Anne Commire
Description
Presents biographical profiles of significant women from throughout the history of the world, each with birth and death dates when known, a time line, quotation, and references. Arranged alphabetically from R-Schr.
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