•Dictionary of
American Biography
–Focused on people who had lived in the U.S. and made significant contributions to this country.
–Made efforts to expand coverage of older biographies and include people
in the sciences, social sciences, arts,
and literature.
–Although it included many women the introduction shows a male dominated philosophy.
–“The length of the article has not been determined solely by the relative
importance of the man, but also
by the amount of available authentic material, by
the nature of his career…”
–Yet, it shortchanged women by omitting important
aspects of their careers.