Portraits of American Women - Barker-Benfield, G. J. (Department of History, Department of History, State University of New York, Albany) a Clinton, Catherine (Fellow, W.E.B. DuBois Institute, Fellow, W.E.B. DuBois Institute, Harvard University)

Twenty five short essays on American women, beginning with Pocahontas and ending with Betty Friedan, which focus on women who have made a significant contribution in the areas of art, literature, political engagement, educational activities or reform movements.