Biography
Biographies cover such pioneers from Thomas Jefferson, the master stylist of American history, to Margaret Sanger, the founder of Planned Parenthood. The biography entries in this encyclopedia are focused on the social, political, and other circumstances relevant to the individual’s work.
Montesquieu (1689–1755)
Read the full storyFrank Murphy (1890–1949)
Read the full storyJohn Courtney Murray (1904–1967)
Read the full storyRichard Milhous Nixon (1913–1990)
Read the full storySandra Day O’Connor (1930–)
Otis, James (1725–1783)
Read the full storyPaine, Thomas (1737–1809)
Read the full storyA. Mitchell Palmer (1872–1936)
Read the full storyWilliam Penn (1644–1718)
Wendell Phillips (1811–1884)
Read the full storyLewis Franklin Powell, Jr. (1907–1998)
Sister Helen Prejean (1939–)
Karen Ann Quinlan (1954–1985)
Joseph L. Rauh, Jr. (1911–1992)
