The Book of Women's Firsts.

Random House Reference, 27-Oct-92. Ex-Library. Paperback. Very good. GREAT BOOK! MILD WEAR & CLEAR TAPE ALONG EDGES OF COVER. A FEW LIBRARY STAMPS, NO MARKS IN TEXT. From School Library Journal: Grade 7 Up-- A biographical dictionary of 1000 Americans women who were the first to achieve in fields previously restricted to men. Their accomplishments range from the serious to the frivolous and often include the outrageous. The information is brief, intended to serve as inspiration or as a springboard for further research. But whether it's the """"first person to claim that Francis Bacon wrote the works attributed to William Shakespeare (1856)"""" or """"the first girl to play in organized baseball competition with boys (1963),"""" the entries succinctly evaluate the impact of each groundbreaker. While these entries are not as extensive, nor the women as famous, this book makes a nice companion to The International Dictionary of Women's Biography , (Continuum, 1982). Useful to support gender-awareness curriculums and an excellent resource for Women's History Month.\n- Mary H. Cole, Polytechnic Preparatory Country Day School, Brooklyn Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc