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Dictionaries and Encyclopedias

Read about famous people in history.

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Biographical Dictionary
http://www.s9.com/biography/: This dictionary has information on over 18,000 people and provides birth and death years, professions, positions held, literary and artistic works and other achievements of people throughout history. You can also take the Master Biographer Challenge to see how much you know about Notable Citizens of the Planet Earth.
Encyclopaedia Britannica's Guide to Women's History
http://search.eb.com/women: Find biographies of 300 women who changed the world! Learn about feminism, suffrage, and the women’s movement. A timeline, videos, quotes, and some original documents are provided.
Spectrum Biography Library
http://www.incwell.com/Biographies/: "Biographies of people throughout history and people in the news." Portraits are included. People covered include: Clara Barton, the Bronte Sisters, Elizabeth Browning, Julius Caesar, Cesar Chavez, Aaron Copeland, Jacques Cousteau, Charles Dickens, Wyatt Earp, Thomas Edison, King Edward VIII, Henry Ford, Benjamin Franklin, Harry Houdini, Scott Joplin, Abraham Lincoln, Wolfgang Mozart, Pocahontas, Sitting Bull, Georges Seurat, Jonathan Swift, Harriet Tubman, Oscar Wilde.

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