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ABCNews.com: Newsmaker Bios
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http://abcnews.go.com/reference/newsmakers/newsmakers_index.html
- Explore biographies of world leaders and celebrities who
make the news.
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Academy of Achievement: Gallery
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http://www.achievement.org/autodoc/pagegen/galleryachieve.html
- Explore achievers by category including arts, business,
public service, science & exploration, sports, American
dream, passion, vision, preparation, courage, perseverance,
and integrity. This website contains both video and audio.
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American President
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http://www.americanpresident.org/
- Explore US presidents and presidential history
resources.
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Biography and Autobiography Resources: Children's and
Young Adults' Literature from the Internet
School Library Media Center
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http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/biochildhome.htm
- This is a great links-site that connects to a variety of
biography resources.
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Biography Maker
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http://www.bham.wednet.edu/bio/biomaker.htm
- Use this online tool to create your own biography.
Simply follow the steps in the process including choosing a
topic, researching the answers to questions, pulling
together resources, and creating a story. Use the template
to create your own web page.
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Distinguished Women of Past and Present
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http://www.DistinguishedWomen.com/subject/field.html
- Locate biographical information about women of the past
and present. Information is available by name and subject.
- Other Women's Sites:
- 2) 4000 Years of Women in Science
http://www.astr.ua.edu/4000WS/4000WS.html
- 3) Biographies of Notable Women in History at
About.com
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http://womenshistory.about.com/homework/womenshistory/cs/biographies/index.htm
- 4) Gale Group - Women
http://www.galegroup.com/free_resources/whm/index.htm
- 5) Living Legacy Awards
http://www.wic.org/misc/llaward.htm
- 6) National First Ladies' Library
http://www.firstladies.org/
- 7) National Women's Hall of Fame
http://www.greatwomen.org/women.php?action=viewAll
- 8) WIC Biography Index
http://www.wic.org/bio/idex_bio.htm
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Faces of Science: African Americans in the Sciences
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http://www.princeton.edu/~mcbrown/display/faces.html
- African American chemists, biologists, inventors,
engineers, and mathematicians have contributed in both large
and small ways to the rich history of science.
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Gale Group
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http://www.galegroup.com/free_resources
- Explore the free resources from the Gale Group. The
website includes sections for different groups.
- Specific Group Pages:
- 2) Black Heritage
http://www.galegroup.com/free_resources/bhm/index.htm
- 3) Hispanic Heritage
http://www.galegroup.com/free_resources/chh/index.htm
- 4) Poets
http://www.galegroup.com/free_resources/poets/index.htm
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Great Economists
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http://www.frbsf.org/publications/education/greateconomists/index.html
- Learn about the great economists.
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- Island of
Freedom
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http://www.island-of-freedom.com/
- Explore the lives of great theologians, philosophers,
poets, composers, and artists.
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- Lives, the
Biography Resource
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http://amillionlives.com/
- This website provides links to thousands of websites
containing biographies, autobiographies, narratives, oral
histories, and other information about people. Their special
collections include African Americans, women, US Civil War,
survivors, and Canadian, Australians, and Latinos.
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Nobel Prize Internet Archive
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http://nobelprizes.com/nobel/nobel.html
- Explore information about the Nobel Prize. Explore the
Nobel categories of literature, physics, chemistry, peace,
economics, and physiology & medicine.
- Related Website:
- 2) Nobel Prize
http://www.almaz.com/nobel/
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- Their Stamp
on History
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http://www.stamponhistory.com/
- This educational website explores the lives of important
historical people through their pictures on postage stamps.
Topics include activists, Hollywood, artists, athletes,
doctors and nurses, explorers, inventors, lawyers and
judges, leaders, musicians, scientists, and writers.
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Who's Who in American History
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http://us.history.wisc.edu/hist102/bios/bios.html
- Explore information about people in American history.
Information is presented by name, era, occupation, and
photos.
- Other History Biography Sites:
- 2) Biographies - Late Medieval Period
http://militaryhistory.about.com/homework/militaryhistory/cs/latemedievalper/index.htm
- 3) Colonial Hall
http://www.colonialhall.com/
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