American profiles

Profiles eight women writers from the first half of the twentieth century, with biographical information and a chronology of each author's life, a listing of her works, and references for further study.

Profiles twelve Asian-American scientists, including Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, Paul Chung-wu Chu, and Constance Tom Noguchi.

Photographs and text profile five individuals in the United States Armed Forces whose contributions and leadership were considered critical to the country's efforts during World War II.

Brief biographies of ten women influential in modern American politics: Margaret Chase Smith, Nancy Kassebaum, Dianne Feinstein, Ann Richards, Geraldine Ferraro, Maxine Waters, Patricia Schroeder, Christine Todd Whitman, Carol Moseley-Braun, and Ileana Ros-Lehtinen.

This collection of short literary biographies of American writers of the second half of the twentieth century is the continuation of Twentieth Century Writers 1900-1950.