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Wood Creek
Bachman
4th
Women and Minorities
May 24
Our Print Resources:
[FH = Farmington Hills] [FA = Farmington] [REF = Reference Collection]

The Children's Department at either library has individual titles, on the specific woman or minority figure you are researching, located in the Biography Collection. There are also many collected biographies that may have information on the individual woman that you are assigned.  Ask the librarian for help in locating these books. The following reference books may also be helpful.
Title      Call Number

 

Location

 

Notable American Women, 1607-1950      REF 920.72 N FH & FA
Notable American Women : The Modern Period      REF 920.72 N FH & FA
Her Way : Biographies of Women for Young People      Children's REF 920.72 K FH
African American Biography      Children's REF 920.009 A FH
The American West      Children's REF 978A FH
Who Was Who in Native American
History
     Children's REF 970.004W FH
Online Resources:
Discovering Biography http://galenet.gale.com/a/acp/db/dtcb/ Available under "Online Encyclopedias" on our home page at the library or dial-in from home ONLY when connecting through MetroNet dial-in
Encyclopedia Americana http://ea.grolier.com/ea-online/static/search.htmAvailable under "Online Encyclopedias" on our home page at the library or dial-in from home ONLY when connecting through MetroNet dial-in
Distinguished Women of the Past and Present http://www.netsrq.com/~dbois/
Women in Science  http://www.netsrq.com/~dbois/
Women's Biographies from the Women's International Center http://www.wic.org/bio/idex_bio.htm
Notable Women Ancestors  http://www.rootsweb.com/~nwa/
Native American Warriors & Chiefs
Brief Biographies of Native American Indians

 

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