ENCYCLOPIDEA OF WOMEN'S HISTORY IN AMERICA,2ND EDITION

Author (last name first): Cullen-Dupont, Kathryn

Publisher, Date of Publication: Facts on File Inc./2000

Grade Level/ or Age Level: 10-12

Classification: Non-Fiction

In the four years since the first edition appeared, the author has made significant changes in this title that make it a useful purchase for libraries that either, or have a demand for young women's history materials. This edition includes black and white photographs, italicized captions for biographical profiles, and updated biographic citations on further reading notes. All encyclopedia entries have at least one citation for the reader who wants more information on a topic. Most organizations that are still in existence include the name of the organizational head along with the encyclopedia entry. Current figures such as Hillary Clinton have additional material up to the late 1990s-2000. Appendix documents, which essentially are compilation of statements that touch on women's history, liberation and changing social-economic status including the Beijing Declaration, a list of all women who have served in the United States Congress, and the U.S. Constitution with amendments. When compared the bibliography in the first and second editions, the latter edition had nearly doubled in size. Libraries that cannot easily afford a variety of historical dictionaries and encyclopedias might consider purchasing this title.

Reviewer: Andrea Williams