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Video interview with author Rick Riodan. He discusses his first introduction to mythology.

A short list of famous women organized by contribution. The links direct you a various webites about the women.

This site organizes famous women by profession. It highlights famous quotes that each woman spoke. Each page has a quotation about foraging, reflecting, adopting, nurturing and knuckling down.

This Fact Monster site features famous women who made it onto postage stamps. It includes a picture of the stamp, the date it was issued and the contributions they made. Most include a link to more information about the individual and other website pages.

This is a timeline of famous women who have impacted history. It starts with Cleopatra (68 B.C. - 30 B.C.) and ends with Venus Williams (1980 - ). Some the death dates are not filled in. This is a good site to choose a subject.

This siteincludes: Introduction to women's history List of famous women from history Featured article: Heroines of Women's History Women's history resources Women's history suggested reading Articles featuring famous women in history

This site includes infomation and vidoes about ten famous women. Featured women include: Harriet Tubman, Mary Magdalene, Eleanor Roosevelt, Marie Curie, Marie Antoinette, Indira Gandhi, Queen Victoria, Joan of Arc, Cleopatra, Mother Theresa

This alphabetical list includes short descriptions of famous women. In addition to the overview, each contains a link which offers more information. Information included on each individual includes: birthdate and place, death date and place, family background, education, accomplishments, quotes, written bibliographies, additional websites and cite source.