Women's Biography Sites - Arts and Entertainment
Arts and Entertainment
Arts and Entertainment -- General
Animated Women
a few paragraphs about seven women who have contributed to art and drama of theater and movies.
http://www.itvs.org/external/AW/biographies.html
Celebhoo
an entertainment site with links to fan's web sites about contemporary celebrities.
http://www.celebhoo.com/
Hollywood.com Movie People
links to performers and people who make movies.
http://www.hollywood.com/celebs/
Reel Women
a full service video and film production firm. We do documentaries on great women pioneers in all fields, as well as award winning travel documentaries across the globe.
http://www.reelwomen.com/
StarPulse
biographical, filmography, news, pictures, trailers, awards, posters, and links about women in the acting field or otherwise part of the entertainment industry.
http://www.starpulse.com/Actresses/
TheCelebrityCafe
an on-line magazine that provides alphabetically indexed interviews with people in the entertainment industry.
http://www.thecelebritycafe.com/
Arts and Entertainment -- Art
Art in the Picture
a few biographies and art works of some women artists.
http://www.artinthepicture.com/artists/women.html
Artnet's Artist Biographies
provides an extensive list of artists, both women and men. Most of their articles are derived from the renowned Grove Dictionary of Art, and are written by expert scholars from all over the world. Others have been specially commissioned for artnet.com.
http://www.artnet.com/library/BiosGrove.asp?LETTER=A
Iowa Women Artists
information about 70 women, including short biographical information, artist statement, artist's work, and interview clips. Organized alphabetically, medium, and location. The Iowa Women Artists Oral History Project records and preserves the voices of women visual artists in Iowa reflecting on their lives and their artwork.
http://www.lucidplanet.com/iwa/Artists.htm
Life in Italy Art
provides information about 15th and 16th Italian women artists.
http://www.lifeinitaly.com/art/women-artist-2.asp
National Museum of Women in the Arts
artists images and biographical information including Kathe Kollwitz, Mary Cassatt, and Frida Kahlo.
http://www.nmwa.org/collection/a-z.asp
Women Artists
self presentations and representations from medieval period to the present. Brief profiles and images of their art work are posted.
http://www.csupomona.edu/~plin/women/womenart.html
Women Artists
highlights local, contemporary, and non-contemporary female artists.
http://www.telecity.org/womansissues/CreativeandTalent/artists.htm
Women Artists
a starting point for information about artists since the Mideval era to the present day. Brief profiles and reference links are posted.
http://www.csupomona.edu/~plin/women/womenart.html
Women Artists in History
seeks to showcase the work of women artists through the centuries; it is organized by time period and artist name.
http://www.wendy.com/women/artists.html
Women's Art profiles 8 artists and
links to more information about women in the art field.
http://www.ibiblio.org/cheryb/women/resource/wmart.html
Arts and Entertainment -- Literature / Journalism
African American Women Writers of the 19th Century
are biographies and autobiographies of their actual works that have been digitalized on-line, courtesy of the New York Library.
http://digilib.nypl.org/dynaweb/digs-b/@Generic__CollectionView;hf=0
African American Women Writers of the 19th Century - Biographies
consists of 37 short biographical entries about notable African American Women, including Hallie Q. Brown, Frances E.W. Harper, and Phillis Wheatley.
http://digital.nypl.org/schomburg/writers_aa19/biographies.html
Authors on the Web
profiles women and men whose literary lives are presented in varying degrees of depth regarding their lives & works.
http://www.people.virginia.edu/~jbh/author.html
Barnes & Noble.com: Meet the Writers
a commercial site, but also links to biographical and lists of women and men authors.
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/writers/browse.asp?userid=2WRL99V3YI
BookBrowse
offers book recommendations, hundreds of reading guides, interviews, extended author biographies, literary quizzes and more. Site is searchable by genre, interviews, titles, authors, and other useful categories.
http://www.bookbrowse.com/authors/
Books and Writers
women and men writers are listed alphabetically. A list of their work is also included.
http://www.kirjasto.sci.fi/indeksi.htm#a
Celebration of Women Writers
provides a comprehensive listing of links to biographical and bibliographical information about women writers, and complete published books written by women.
http://digital.library.upenn.edu/women/
Domestic Goddesses
describes the life, links to more biographical information, criticisms, and the literary works of eight women of the 19th Century.
http://www.womenwriters.net/domesticgoddess/
Famous Nebraska Authors
lists six writers who have contributed to Nebraska's literary legacy. Authors profiled are Bess Streeter Aldrich, Willa Cather, Loren Eiseley, Wright Morris, John Neihardt, and Mari Sandoz.
http://www.neded.org/files/research/stathand/parttwo/author.html
Gale Group
presents women and men whose writings have contributed to our literary consciousness.
http://www.gale.com/free_resources/poets/bio/index.htm
International Women in Jazz
biographical, audio, and other information about contemporary women of Jazz. The organization seeks to foster greater awareness of their diverse contributions.
http://66.241.215.116/iwjazz/newlook.cfm?itemCategory=22696&siteid=11&priorId=0
Jazz Girls
links to women of jazz and improvised music and their contributions in all its variations worldwide.
http://www.jazzgrrls.com/?AddInterest=1022
Kentucky Authors
a site devoted to the study of both native Kentucky (women & men) writers and those who have chosen Kentucky as their home. It is a collaborative effort maintained by the English Department at Eastern Kentucky University.
http://www.english.eku.edu/SERVICES/KYLIT/default.htm
LitLovers
information about women and men whose writings have inspired, influenced, and entertained readers throughout time. Access biographical information, descriptions and summaries of various books, and an assortment of ways to actively engage as a reader and fan of literature.
http://litlovers.com/litguide.html
Literary Resources: Victorian British
This website serves as a portal to various websites relating to Victorian British Literature, including individual writers and the Women Writers Project.
http://andromeda.rutgers.edu/~jlynch/Lit/victoria.html
Maine Writers Index
the reader can select from a list of over 300 women and men authors of note in Maine.
http://www.waterborolibrary.org/maineaut/
Minnesota Author Biographies Project
Thirty-six authors are profiled, including a list of their work and sources for additional information about these literary women and men.
http://people.mnhs.org/authors/index.cfm
Minnesota Authors and Illustrators
As part of Metronet, this site is primarily a publicity site, but also provides brief biographical information about women and men who also present programs for libraries, schools, and community agencies.
http://www.metronet.lib.mn.us/present/view_awards.cfm
Mississippi Writers
a comprehensive list of Mississippi women and men writers who were born or lived in the state of Mississippi. Entrees include biographical, publications, bibliography, and internet links for each writer posted.
http://www.olemiss.edu/mwp/dir/_authors/index.html
Mississippi Writer & Musicians
offers biographies about women and men who are/were writers, musicians, artists, and actors who were born or lived in the state of Mississippi.
http://shs.starkville.k12.ms.us/mswm/MSWritersAndMusicians/
Native American Author
You'll find biography, bibliography, lesson plans, online etexts and critical reviews of selected authors whose works are taught in the public schools or at the university level.
http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/natauth.htm
Native American Authors
part of the Internet Public Library that cites brief descriptions of contemporary women and men, their works, and their tribe.
http://ipl.si.umich.edu/div/natam/bin/browse.pl/authors
New Hampshire Authors
an A-Z list of writers of significance to New Hampshire. Birth and death dates, town of residence and authors' subject are provided, additional details about the authors is sometimes also available by using the drop down alphabetical list offered.
http://www.nh.gov/nhsl/bookcenter/literary/nh_authors.html
New York State Writer's Institute
a list of several women and men and their literary works.
http://www.albany.edu/writers-inst/vwindex.html
Resources on Women Writers
lists the authors, links to biographical, their work, and other useful sites regarding women who wrote and their literary contributions.
http://www.vcu.edu/engweb/eng384/womenbmk.htm
VG Artist Biographies
allow the reader to search alphabetically, by location, by axes of affiliation, by significant date, and by date posted regarding women who are/were writers. Information is biographical, literary criticism, and links to more data.
http://voices.cla.umn.edu/vg/bios/index.html
Voices from the Gaps
an instructional site focusing on the lives and works of women writers of color. It is designed to be used as a curricular project and to allow readers to learn about the vast number of women writers of color including June Jordan, Audre Lorde, and Zora Neale Hurston.
http://voices.cla.umn.edu/
Washington Press Club Foundation Oral History Project
on-line text from interviews with journalists. Brief biographical information is also available about these women journalists.
http://64.70.191.96/wpforal/intvwees.htm
Women and Literature
15 women authors profiles and photos are provided.
http://www.ibiblio.org/cheryb/women/wlit.html
Women Poets
biographical information about local, contemporary, and non-contemporary poets.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_female_poets
Women Come to the Front
Journalists, photographers, and broadcasters during World War II
http://lcweb.loc.gov/exhibits/wcf/wcf0001.html
Women in Jazz, by Sherrie Tucker for NPR
an overview of some of the women and their contributions to Jazz. Included are brief descriptions and links to audios.
http://www.pbs.org/jazz/time/time_women.htm?AddInterest=1661
Arts and Entertainment -- Music
American blues singers: Wikipedia
biographical information about hundreds of artist related to the category of Blues music. Included are biographical data, venues, and access to additional web sites.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category
American_blues_singers: Blues, The Songs, The Artist
profiles information about singers of Blues era and the women and men who have contributed to the Blues genre.
http://www.pbs.org/theblues/songsartists/songsbioalpha.html
Feminist Majority, Music
a listing of woman singers, songwriters, band members, or otherwise involved in the music industry. Reader can access biographical, lyric and song details, and other performance related information.
http://www.feministcampus.org/know/links/feministgateway-results.asp?category1=arts%20and%20media&category2=music
Hildegard Publishing Company's web site
is designed to promote and preserve the music of women composers of the past and present. Their catalog of 450 entries is searchable by first/last name, keyword, piano, harpsichord, harp and organ, vocal and choral music, string, woodwind and brass chamber music, and orchestral music, CD's, music for young people, and a beautiful art poster with information about almost 400 women composers.
http://www.hildegard.com/
IAWM Women Musicians
links to biographical information women musicians and their works. Also provideslinks to useful music relevant sites.
http://www.iawm.org/resources_educational_women.htm
Ladyslipper - Artist Information
biographical, quotes, and contact information for 9 artists offered in their music catalog.
http://www.ladyslipper.org/artists.html
Mississippi Writer & Musicians
offers biographies about women and men who are/were writers, musicians, artists, and actors who were born or lived in the state of Mississippi.
http://shs.starkville.k12.ms.us/mswm/MSWritersAndMusicians/
New York Women Composers
a list of dozens of women actively composing and performing music.
http://www.ibiblio.org/nywc/bios.phtml
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum
hosts biographical, about women and men inducted into their Hall of Fame.
http://www.rockhall.com/hof/allinductees.asp
Songwriters Hall of Fame
biographical and other information about songwriters since the 1600's. Over 300 inductees and their work have been given this accolade.
http://www.songwritershalloffame.org/inductees_by_era.asp
Sony Music
Artists are listed by individual and group name providing information about them, their music, and news.
http://www.sonymusic.com/artists/all.html
Women Composers (Kapralova Society)
an extensive list of women, who've composed music, are profiled. Many are also linked to more detailed biographical information about them.
http://www.kapralova.org/DATABASE.htm