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Celebrate the vital roles and vibrant experiences of women in America!
The most complete and affordable single-volume reference on women’s history available today, The American Women’s Almanac: 500 Years of Vitality, Triumph and Excellence is a unique and valuable resource devoted to illustrating the moving and often lost history of women in America. It is a fascinating mix of biographies, little-known or misunderstood historical facts, enlightening essays on significant legislation and movements, and numerous photographs and illustrations. Honoring and celebrating achievements from the First Nations women and the French Huguenot Women of Fort Caroline to the unprecedented number of ethnically diverse women running for modern office, it provides insights on the long-ignored influence, inspiration, and impact of women on U.S. society and culture.
The most illustrious figures, as well as less-known stars, are revealed in The American Women’s Almanac, including Abigail Adams, Louisa May Alcott, Maya Angelou, Susan B. Anthony, Ruth Asawa, Clara Barton, Sara Blakely, Nellie Bly, Tarana Burke, Annie Jump Cannon, Hattie Wyatt Caraway, Carrie Chapman Catt, Bessie Coleman, Rebecca Harding Davis, Maya Deren, Amelia Earhart, Sarah Emma Edmonds, Carly Fiorina, Dian Fossey, Helen Frankenthaler, Aretha Franklin, Temple Grandin, Mia Hamm, Anna Mae Hays, Grace Hopper, Mary Harris “Mother” Jones, Barbara Jordan, Helen Keller, Julie Krone, Juliette Gordon Low, Dolley Madison, Maria Montoya Martinez, Lucretia Mott, Sara Nelson, Lynn Nottage, Sandra Day O’Connor, Pocahontas, Letty Cotton Pogrebin, E. Annie Proulx, Sally Ride, Sacagawea, Bernice Sandler, Margaret Sanger, Elizabeth Ann Seton, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Gloria Steinem, Lucy Stone, Pat Summitt, Amy Tan, Martha Washington, Randi Weingarten, Gladys West, Susan Wojcicki, Kristi Yamaguchi, and 350 others!
This important reference also has a helpful bibliography, an extensive index, a timeline, and 550 photos, adding to its usefulness. Commemorating and honoring the achievements, people, and essential influence of women in American history, The American Women’s Almanac brings to light all there is to admire and discover about these incredible women.
“2021 Outstanding Reference Source. A woman just got voted into the Vice President’s office, do you know some other hurdles that happened along the way? This book tells those stories, covering from the passage of the XIX Amendment to stories of women both famous and not. Includes pictures and a bibliography.” – American Library Association
★ Starred Review "… honors the contributions of American women throughout the nation’s history … A welcome counter to textbooks and encyclopedias that favor the achievements of men … an essential addition to reference or history collections …"— Library Journal
"A treasury of influential artists, activists, businesswomen, and historical figures … valuable and affordable resource … will strengthen studies of women’s and American history."— Booklist
"Deborah G. Felder does an amazing job of chronicling women in the United States in the past five hundred years … well-research, well-organized volume …"— Catholic Library World
“If you're the type of person who likes light, short reading, try "The American Women's Almanac: 500 Years of Making History" by Deborah G. Felder. This book is full of short biographies of women who changed history, and how they did it. Read it yourself — and share it with your teenager.”— Bookworm Sez
“… more than 350 biographies, revealing their influence and legacies, from indigenous women to the present, and from the illustrious to lesser lights. …”— Book News
Introduction
Acknowledgments
1. The Arrival of Women in America
2. The First Women’s Rights Movement
3. Women at Work
4. The Second Women’s Rights Movement
5. Literature
6. Art and Applied Arts
7. Media and the Performing Arts
8. Sports Figures
9. Science, Medicine, and Technology
10. Politics, Government, and the Law
11. Religion
12. Activists for Social Change
13. Education
14. Business Leaders and Entrepreneurs
15. The Military
16. Explorers
Bibliography
Index