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Core Biographical Sources

American National Biography (24 vols. + 2 suppl.)
Reference Collection - Main Level - Ref. CT213.A68 1999

Notable American Women
This very important, 5 volume, print biographical encyclopedia includes articles on significant American women from the earliest days to the end of the 20th century.
Notable American Women (Biography Reference Bank)
Search for your social worker in these online articles from the important Notable American Women encyclopedia.
Women in World History: A Biographical Encyclopedia
Covers women of historical interest worldwide, from around 3100 BCE to the modern age, from every walk of life-artists, pirates, scientists, athletes, philanthropists, adventurers, politicians, pacifists, saints, and courtesans.
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Ship Discovery Search
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Internet Archive Text Archive
This collection features over 20 million freely available books and texts and "a collection of 2.3 million modern eBooks that may be borrowed by anyone with a free archive.org account"--website.