Profiles of Significant African-Americans in Science, Technology, and Medicine Biographies of several African Americans, including Jan Matzeliger and Daniel Hale Williams, who have contributed to the fields of science, technology, and medicine. Presented as part of a Black History Exhibit by the staff at the Science Library of the University of California, Irvine. The exhibit also includes a timeline of contributions. An annotated list of links to Web sites with biographical and sometimes additional information about many African Americans. Biographies Biographies of over eighty women from the past and present.
Detailed biographies describe the women's lives and their achievements.
Sources for further reading are also provided. The biographical information comes from publications by The Gale Group. Distinguished Women of Past and Present Links to biographies of famous women through history. Women's History Month Check out the section on Women's History Month in Pratt Library's Holidays Subject Guide. Includes several links to biographies about various women.