Scheader, Catherine

A biography of an American artist whose many paintings of women and children reveal the influence of French Impressionism.

A biography of the first African-American woman to run for president of the United States.

A biography of the playwright who was the first African-American person and the youngest American to receive the best play ofthe year award.

Presents brief biographies of five prominent women in the field of music. Includes conductor Antonia Brico, opera stars Beverly Sills and Leontyne Price, composer Ruth Crawford Seeger, and violinist Dylana Jenson. Other outstanding women in music are listed in the appendix.

A biography of the playwright who was the first black person and the youngest American to receive the New York Drama Critics' award for the best play of the year.