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Family Education: Recommended Reading Lists for All Ages: Boy Reading a Book
Photograph of a boy reading.
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Photo of Roberta Bondar
A brief biography of one of Canada's key scientific figures, Roberta Bondar. The biography profiles Bondar's acclaimed career as a research scientist in neurology and her main claim to fame: being the first Canadian woman in space. The...
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Photo of Carrie Derick
A brief biography of an important Canadian educator, Carrie Matilda Derick. The biography profiles Derick's work as a botanist and the fact that she will forever be known as Canada's first female university professor. The information,...
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Photo of Elizabeth Muriel Gregory Mac Gill
A brief biography of Canadian scientist, Elizabeth Muriel Gregory MacGill. The biography profiles MacGill's career as an aircraft designer, the first women in the world to contribute to science in this way. The information, brought to us...
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Photo of Julie Payette
A brief biography of Canadian female astronaut, Julie Payette. The biography profiles Payette's career as an electrical and computer engineer and pilot as well as her main claim to fame: being the first Canadian to work onboard the...
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Photograph of Betty Goodwin With Triptych
A brief biography of one of Canada's most established artists, Betty Goodman. The information, brought to us by Library and Archives Canada, also contains a suggested reading list for further research.
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Photograph of Kim Campbell
A brief biography of one of Canada's most important women political figures, Kim Campbell. The biography profiles Campbell's many firsts, from first woman Minister of National Defense to first woman elected leader of the PC party to...
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Henrietta Muir Edwards
A brief biography on the life and accomplishments of Henrietta Edwards, one of Canada's most famous and well known female activists. The site provides information on both Henrietta's personal life as well as her activities in public...
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Emily Ferguson Murphy
A brief biography on the life and accomplishments of Emily Murphy, one of Canada's most famous and well known female activists. The site provides information on both Emily's personal life as well as her activities in public life. In...
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Photograph of Evelyn Lambart
A brief biography of Canada's first female animator, Evelyn Lambart. The information, brought to us by Library and Archives Canada, also contains a suggested reading list for further research.
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Sandra Schmirler
A brief biography of the Canadian Olympic gold medalist, Sandra Schmirler. The biography profiles Schmirler's passion for sport, her Olympic gold medal win in the 1998 Olympics and her untimely death in 2000. The information, brought to...
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Myriam B
A brief biography of the Canadian athlete and Olympic gold medalist, Myriam Bedard . The biography profiles Bedard's passion for sport and her international accomplishments in the biathlon. The information, brought to us by Library and...
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Forbes: Condoleezza Rice
As part of their list of the most powerful women in the world, Forbes ranked Secretary of State Rice number one. Read about Condoleezza Rice and click the links for the rest of the list. Very interesting!
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Bust of Herrick
This is the perfect site for the student of cavalier poet and clergyman Robert Herrick. It contains famous lines from several of his poems, a brief biography, a list of many of his poems which can be read online from this site, critical...
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Synthmuseum.com: Modular Moogs
The history of the synthesizer is found at this site from Synthmuseum.com, along with a listing of various Moog instruments. You can click on any instrument to view a photo and read a description of the instrument. Examples of instrument...
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Image of Herman Badillo
View an exhaustive list of Hispanic Americans in Congress. View their photos as well as read of their works and accomplishments.
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Vladimir Horowitz
Join the Vladimir Horowitz mailing list at this website from Sony Classical, where you can read about Horowitz's life, career, and musical releases. Also, listen to several songs by the "20th century's most acclaimed pianist and the last...
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Black Inventor Online Museum: William Purvis
Read about the African-American inventor, William Purvis, who improved the fountain pen. Included is a list of his other inventions.
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Espn: Arnold Palmer
Read about the exciting career of legendary professional golfer, Arnold Palmer, who was the first person to make $1 million playing golf. He is number twenty nine on ESPN's list of greatest athletes of the 20th century.
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Auburn University: The "Costs" of a Gold Standard
Take a look at the cost involved in having a gold standard. If you need more informaiton after reading this article, provided is a list of references that you could look up.
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