Deborah G. Felder - The American Womens Almanac: 500 Years of Making History

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Deborah G. Felder is a graduate of Bard College, where she studied drama and literature. She worked as an editor at Scholastic, Inc., and has been a freelance writer and editor for over thirty years. The author of more than twenty publications, including fiction and nonfiction books and articles for middle grade, young adult, and adult readers, she has published such titles as The 100 Most Influential Women of All Time: A Ranking Past and Present; A Century of Women: The Most Influential Events in Twentieth-Century Womens History; and A Bookshelf of Our Own: Works That Changed Womens Lives. She has also written book reviews for the New York Times Book Review, Kirkus Reviews, and Publishers Weekly. She resides with her husband, Daniel Burt, in South Chatham, Massachusetts.

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CONTENTS

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

T he preparation of this book owes much to the many excellent works on womens history, biography, and womens studies, which not only provided me with necessary historical information but also offered thoughtful explication concerning the experiences and perspectives of American women past and present. I urge readers to seek out the books featured in the Further Reading at the back of this book, as well as the works produced by the women profiled, all of which will greatly expand their knowledge and understanding of the history of American women throughout the centuries.

Further acknowledgment is due to my editor, Kevin Hile, publisher Roger Jnecke, my agent, Roger Williams, my husband, Daniel Burt, and John Verrilli, whose patience, support, and help were invaluable assets throughout the writing of The American Womens Almanac.

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Agencias Brasil Fotografias: pp. (Aly Raisman).

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Associated Press: pp. (Mickey Wright).

Barnard College Archives: p. (Ntozake Shange).

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