Non-Fiction 

 Note: We are no longer adding links or updating the ones that are here. It's sad, but we can't find an editor to keep up with this who has the time and energy to do the project. The links you see may still work fine; however, try www.google.com if you don't find what you're looking for here.

More authors coming soon!

Lydia Marie Child
Abolitionist and editor for Harriet Jacobs, this link leads to a "web enhanced" verison of her work for the Liberator. U.S.

Dorothea Dix
Short bio and photo, and an annotated biography. U.S.

Margaret Fuller
Short biography of this important 19th century feminist, author of Woman in the 19th Century. U.S.

Margaret Fuller society newsletter
At Texas A&M. Articles, listserv info, biography, membership info. U.S.

Helene Cixous
A major feminist theorist, this site is a description of a Presidential Lecture series, includes some criticism and analysis of her work and photos. French.

Angelina and Sarah Grimke
Short Biography from Britannica.com and photo of these two abolitionist sisters. U.S. See also this short bio & links at Voices from the Gaps.

Mother Jones
An essay about this tough Union organizer who inspired a modern magazine. Includes bio, links and photos. U.S.

Wilma Mankiller
US Presidential hopeful and former president of the Cherokee nation. This site includes a short biography, a photo and short list of other sites. From Encarta. U.S/Cherokee.

Rigoberta Menchu
Maya activist, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize. Her self-titled autobiography changed the way we view indigenous rights. Includes bio, interviews, essays.

Toril Moi
Feminist theorist whose work, Sexual, Textual Politics clearly summarizes some of the top theory in feminism today. French.

Maria Montessori 
Most people today have heard of her teaching methods, now learn more at this website-- includes a photo and the essay that describes her theories. U.S.

Margaret Sanger
Page collects Sanger's papers, includes a photo and bio, as well as links to the newsletter. An American pioneer of birth control.

Ida Tarbell
Mucraking journalist, read her "History of the Standard Oil Company" at this site. U.S.

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