A good biographical sketch of Rufus King, one of the signers of the Constitution. He was a delegate from Massachusetts. He served in the Revolutionary war and was later a senator from New York.

A nice biographical sketch of this delegate from South Carolina to the Constitutional Convention. He later served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court.

This resource presents a biographical sketch of Charles Pinckney, a delegate to the Constitutional Convention from South Carolina. It also covers his role in the American Revolution.

This PBS website provides a brief biographical sketch of Frederick Jackson Turner, and an overview of his theory regarding the significance of the American western frontier as the defining experience in the development of the American...

The U.S. Department of Labor provides this brief biography of Cabinet member, Frances Perkins, who led reform efforts in the realm of labor law during the Great Depression. Short, biographical sketch with good, factual information being...

A list is provided of famous people in Canadian politics with short biographical sketches included.

This biographical sketch of Belle Starr, "the Bandit Queen," makes a point to note the difference between Belle Starr's historical life and the legends which grew around her name after her death.

As part of the Legacy Project's study of various artists, this site highlights the life of Pablo Picasso in a brief but factual biographical sketch. Links are also given to pictures of three of his most famous works: Guernica, Weeping...

As part of the Legacy Project's study of various artists, this site highlights the life of Max Beckmann in a brief but factual biographical sketch. Links are also given to pictures of two of his most famous works: Bird's Hell and The Night.

As part of the Legacy Project's study of various artists, this site highlights the life of Max Ernst in a brief but factual biographical sketch. Links are also given to pictures of three of his most famous works: Apatrides (The...

This page on Betye Saar provides a brief but detailed biographical sketch on Saar complete with bibliographical references and links to her famous works, including All My Troubles Lord, Soon Be Over, Gonna Lay Down My Burden, and more.

The biographical sketch on Joan Miro which is provided at this site is brief but detailed and factual as well as complete with bibliographical references. A link is also provided for Miro's Still Life with Old Shoe.

As part of the Legacy Project's study of various artists, this site highlights the life of Karel Appel in a brief but factual biographical sketch. Links are also given to a picture of Appel's work, The Boy.

The biographical sketch provided on Marc Chagall at this site is complete with detailed information and bibliographical references. A link is provided to a picture of his famous work, White Crucifixion.

The biographical sketch provided on Arshile Gorky at this site is complete with detailed information and bibliographical references. A link is provided to pictures of two of his famous works, The Artist and His Mother, and Nighttime,...

The biographical sketch provided on Robert Motherwell at this site is complete with detailed information and bibliographical references. A link is provided to pictures of his famous works including Little Spanish Prison, Catalonia, and...

This biographical sketch of Mary Cornelius Winder at the Oneida Indian Nation site describes the struggles of the Indian land claim movement.

A short biographical sketch of Jane Goodall.

This site includes a short introduction to Thomas Carew and a biographical sketch of the poet. Also included are links to the text of several of Carew's poems.

This site, from the University of Puget Sound, gives a brief biographical sketch along with an online copy of the short story "Just Lather, That's All."

This website provides a biographical sketch of songwriter Stephen Foster. It has many music files and lyrics to nearly all of the songs Foster wrote during his career.

A biographical sketch of Johnson, featuring information about his difficult birth and childhood illnesses, his failed teaching career, and some details of his literary accomplishments.

Biographical sketch of McCree Harris, upon her death, which describes her involvement in the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s in Albany.

This biographical sketch describes how Indian activist, Wilma Mankiller, developed her commitment to public service.