Who Should I Write About?
The web sites and books on this page can be used to browse profiles of women in business and successful women in other fields.
Profiles of Women in Business
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Harvard Business Review: Cases with Female ProtagonistsResearch indicates that portrayals of female leaders help to combat gender stereotypes in the classroom. Studies have also shown that learning about women's accomplishments encourages female students to share their own expertise – benefiting the entire class. These teaching cases are not free, you must purchase them.
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Working Mothers of the Yearfrom WorkingMother.com
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World's 100 Most Powerful Women - ForbesIncludes business executives, politicians, and celebrities.
eBooks
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The New CEOs Women, African American, Latino, and Asian American Leaders of Fortune 500 Companies
this ebook has a chapter that lists women who are (or have been) CEOs of Fortunre 500 companies. The appendix includes brief bio info on the women.
Reference Books with Bios
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Encyclopedia of American Women in Business: From Colonial Times to the Present
Call Number: HD6054.4.U6 K753 2004"This two- volume compendium profiles 327 women and includes another 100 or so entries on issues such as affirmative action and financing, laws, the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and various professions and industries." An appendix lists Fortune Magazine's 50 most powerful women in American business, 1998-2003. -
A to Z of American Women Business Leaders and Entrepreneurs
Call Number: HD 6054.4.U6 S5 2002"This reference provides insight into the lives and achievements of some 135 women who have earned prominence for their business acumen." -
Black Women in America
Call Number: E185.86 .B542 2005"An extremely useful guide to both the history and current status of African American women. The majority of the entries are biographical; organizations, movements, and the place of black women in the arts, literature, and various professions are also thoroughly discussed." -
A to Z of American Women Leaders and Activists
Call Number: HQ 1412 .L36 2002 ARC Storage"Some 145 profiles, many accompanied by b&w photos and illustrations, examine the lives and impact of women who led social change. The book is useful as a resource for anyone interested in women's studies and the history of American activism." -
Icons of Business: An Encyclopedia of Mavericks, Movers, and Shakers
Call Number: HC102.5.A2 D74 2007The women profiled in this encyclopedia include Cara "Carly" Fiorina, Anita Roddick, Martha Stewart, and Oprah Winfrey. -
American Business Leaders: From Colonial Times to the Present
Call Number: HC 102.5.A2 H36 1999"Profiles 413 prominent American men and women who built businesses important to the national economy by creating new industries, developing resources on a massive scale, or taking their original ideas and molding them into enterprises that changed the way people lived." (Book News review) -
Current Biography YearbookCall Number: CT100 .C8; ARC StorageYearly collection of Current Biography magazine, which profiles important and/or famous individuals, including those in business. The yearbook includes full-text of the year's articles as well as an index to the entire decade's articles.
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Profiles of Outstanding Women in Public Administration
Call Number: HQ1391 .U5 .P76 2006"A response to the lack of books chronicling the contributions of women in public administration, political science and public service."
Past Female Leaders
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Notable American Women: A Biographical Dictionary Completing the Twentieth Century
Call Number: CT 3260 .N5725 2004"By uncovering and documenting the enormous contributions that women had made--previously overlooked or underappreciated--this important reference work changed the way historians thought and wrote about American history. This latest volume brings the project up to date, with entries on almost 500 women whose death dates fall between January 1, 1976, and December 31, 1999." -
Great American Women of the 19th Century
Call Number: CT 3260 .A4725 2005"Containing 1,500 biographical sketches with cameo photographs/ portraits, this reissue of an encyclopedia published in 1897 chronicles the lives and achievements of US women who lived during the 19th century." -
Women of Strength: Biographies of 106 Who Have Excelled in Traditionally Male Fields, A.D. 61 to the Present
Call Number: HQ 1123 .B35 1996 ARC Storage -
Women, Technology & Power: Ten Stars and the History They Made
Call Number: HD6054.4 .U6 Z54 1987 ARC StoragePersonal and technical biographic case studies of ten women who made significant impacts upon the computer industry. -
Women's Concerns: Twelve Women Entrepreneurs of the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries
Call No. HB615 .J47 2009
Location: 3rd Level