Containing 1500 biographies and more than 1400 photographs or portraits, this encyclopaedia documents the lives and achievements of remarkable American women who lived during the nineteenth century. This work demonstrates that women were a rising cultural and intellectual force to be reckoned with.

Containing 1500 biographies and more than 1400 photographs or portraits, this encyclopaedia documents the lives and achievements of remarkable American women who lived during the nineteenth century. This work demonstrates that women were a rising cultural and intellectual force to be reckoned with.