Continuing our theme for women's history month, here are a few biographies of strong independent women throughout history. You'll find some of these on our display near the New Book shelves and the information desk on the first floor.
Abigail Adams by Woody Holton: In a narrative based on previously un-mined documents, an award-winning historian reveals that the perennially popular "Founding Mother" was: perfectly willing to disagree with her husband (and even countermand his orders), shrewd when investing the family fortune, and eager to correspond about men's subjugation of women.
Amelia: the Centennial Biography of an Aviation Pioneer by Donald M. Goldstein and Katherine V. Dillon: A balanced biography of this American icon, covering her early life and career, her marriage, her solo crossing of the Atlantic and other firsts, and her preparations for a round-the-world flight, and her disappearance. Discusses communication problems on that flight, attempts at rescue, and the flood of theories about her disappearance. Includes b&w photos, some never before published.
Margaret Thatcher: the Authorized Biography, from Grantham to the Falklands by Charles Moore: With unequaled authority and dramatic detail, the first volume of Charles Moore's authorized biography of Margaret Thatcher reveals as never before the early life, rise to power, and first years as prime minister of the woman who transformed Britain and the world in the late twentieth century.
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