Martin Durkin, Eisenhower's Secretary of Labor is profiled, but not W. E. B. Du Bois. Bella Abzug appears, but not the influential advocate of maternalist social welfare programs, Grace Abbott. Photograph from Bella Abzug biographical entry . From American Political Leaders. T he CD-ROM is geared towards a high school audience.
Most entries are five to six paragraphs long and contain brief bibliographical notes.
The entries focus on the subject's major political accomplishments and biographical milestones. Relatively few recent sources have been used in compiling these profiles. No effort is made to integrate these political leaders into a broader social or cultural context. The profiles will most likely be used by students who are looking to beef up the factual content of school reports. Despite the disproportionate emphasis on recent political leaders, text predominates.