''Women in World History: A Biographical Encyclopedia'' is a 16-volume reference work of biographies of notable women. It includes biographies of around 10,000 women, and also includes genealogical charts of noble families and some joint entries about multiple women (such as "Astronauts: Women in Space"). The work covers women from all walks of life, including all nationalities, and particularly women whose lives are not well documented in other works. After nine years of work, the encyclopedia was published in 1999, under the editorship of

Anne Commire Anne Commire (11 August 1939 – 23 February 2012) was an American playwright and editor who frequently wrote about women's issues and struggles. Her first play, ''Shay'', about a young pregnant high school dropout, was noted by ''The New York Tim ...

. There were over 300 contributors. It won the 2001

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Biographical dictionaries of women 1999 non-fiction books Encyclopedias of history English-language encyclopedias Women in history 20th-century encyclopedias 21st-century encyclopedias {{bio-dict-stub

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