The sites below provide suggestions for examining the lives of men and women who have made contributions to our world. Authors are in a separate listing under "Authors and Illustrators."
Individual Biographies
Anne Frank Online
Over one million children under the age of sixteen died in the Holocaust. Anne Frank was one of them.
Acting as a literal and figurative gateway to the shrine of American history and mythology, the doors present an interesting focal point for the discussion of American public memory. http://xroads.virginia.edu/~CAP/COLUMBUS/colhome.html
Cranes for Peace
. An award-winning site where you can learn about Sadako, the thousand origami cranes and how to fold your own. By Sue Parker and Greg Stripes. http://www.he.net/~sparker/cranes.html
Edison National Historic Site
This national site has a nice "Kid's Corner" with a large number of biographical pictorials of Thomas Edison. http://www.nps.gov/edis/ed000000.htm
The World of Ben Franklin
He became famous for being a scientist, an inventor, a statesman, a printer, a philosopher, a musician, and an economist.Today, we honor Ben Franklin as one of our Founding Fathers and as one of America's greatest citizens. http://sln.fi.edu/franklin/rotten.html
This site includes an enormous amount of information about Lincoln as well as quizzes and listings of outstanding historic sites as well as a very large number of books. http://www.netins.net/showcase/creative/lincoln.html
Harriet Tubman
A great deal of information about Tubman and her journeys to save her people in the South. This includes her childhood and life as well as separate sections on slavery and the underground railroad. http://www.acusd.edu/~jdesmet/tubman.html
Exploring Leonardo
"Leonardo da Vinci had a keen eye and quick mind that led him to
make important scientific discoveries, yet he never published his ideas.
He was a gentle vegetarian who loved animals and despised war, yet he
worked as a military engineer to invent advanced and deadly weapons."
http://www.mos.org/sln/Leonardo/LeoHomePage.html
Collective Biographies
Biography A & E Page
Has a searchable online database containing 15,000 of the international names, past and present. This is a commercial site for Biography television show. http://www.biography.com/find/find.html
Distinguished Women of Past and Present
There are women who are writers, educators, scientists, heads of state, politicians, civil rights crusaders, artists, entertainers and others. Some were alive hundreds of years ago and some are living today. Search for biographies of distinguished women by name or by field. http://www.netsrq.com/~dbois/index.html
Explorers of the World
There are those who dare to challenge the boundaries of space, time, ignorance and science. What kinds of people chose a life of exploration, challenge and discovery? What do you think of the explorers at this site? Which do you admire the most? http://www.bham.wednet.edu/explore.htm
The Faces of Science: African Americans in the Sciences
This archive provides you with important information about your favorite celebrities (and even your not-so-favorite celebrities). You'll find biographies, credits, quotations, and such vital facts as educational histories, real names, and astrological signs. Movie, Rock, and Sports Star Biographies. http://showbiz.starwave.com:80/showbiz/memorybank/starbios/
In this resource you will find background information, election results, cabinet members, presidency highlights, and some odd facts on each of the presidents. Links to biographies, historical documents, audio and video files, and other presidential sites are also included to enrich this site. http://www.ipl.org/ref/POTUS/