Historical World Leaders
http://www.kidinfo.com/American_History/Historical_World_Leaders.html
Links to sites related to several past world leaders.
Women World Leaders 1945-2005
http://www.terra.es/personal2/monolith/00women.htm
Learn all about contemporary women political leaders.
Women of Our Time: Twentieth Century
Photographs From the
National Portrait Gallery
An online gallery of
"photographs of some of twentieth
century America's famous and
influential women." Brief
biographical portraits accompany photos
of Helen Keller,
Maya Lin, Dorothy Day, Julia Child, and many
other women.
Site also features transcripts
and audio clips about
biographical moments
in portrait photography and
photographic portraiture styles.
http://www.npg.si.edu/cexh/woot/
Subjects: Photography of women -- United States
Australian Biography
http://library.trinity.wa.edu.au/cross/austbiog.htm
20 Century Heroes and Villains
http://www.learningcurve.gov.uk/heroesvillains/default.htm
Learn about some significant people of the 20th Century.
Presidents of The United States
http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/index.html
Profiles of each of the US presidents.
Australian Aboriginal People Biography
http://library.trinity.wa.edu.au/aborigines/biography.htm
Children's Encyclopedia of Women
http://www2.lhric.org/pocantico/womenenc/womenenc.htm
This encyclopedia was begun in March 1998 by third and fourth grade
students at Pocantico Hills School in Sleepy Hollow, NY. We have added to
it during March and April of each year since then.
World Rulers: Heads of State and Prime Ministers
http://www.info-regenten.de/regent/regent-e/
Links to information about leaders from every country of the world.
Biography
http://library.trinity.wa.edu.au/cross/biography.htm
The British Monarchy
http://www.royal.gov.uk/output/Page1.asp
Includes information on current and past monarchs.
Women Political Leaders - Historical and Current
http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0801534.html
Links to profiles of past and present women political leaders.
DEAD OR ALIVE: Ever wanted to know if a famous person was
dead or alive? This website will help you find out.
http://www.deadoraliveinfo.com/dead.nsf
Interviewing Famous Leaders in History
http://www.education-world.com/a_tsl/archives/05-1/lesson005.shtml
Students research a famous leader and then assume the role of interviewer
and responder as they compose a question-and-answer interview with that
leader.
Follow the Leader
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/lessons/20060403monday.html
In this lesson, students research world leaders in order to create charts
evaluating their performance. For homework, they write fictional telephone
conversations in which they have the opportunity to advise a head of
state.
Historic
Figures
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/
This BBC page allows users to browse for biographies of the movers and
shakers of history. There are over 300 historic figures listed.
High Profiles
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/lessons/20020508wednesday.html?pagewanted=all
In this lesson, students research and write newspaper articles about
current world leaders.
A Leader's Legacy
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/lessons/20050404monday.html
In this lesson, students pay tribute to a beloved international figure,
Pope John Paul II, by exploring his mission and the legacy he left behind.
http://www.trinity.wa.edu.au/plduffyrc/cross/austbiog.htm
for
Australia
http://www.trinity.wa.edu.au/plduffyrc/cross/biography.htm
for general
The Height of Diplomacy
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/lessons/20040611friday.html
In this lesson, students will learn about the views of different countries
regarding an issue of international importance. Students will then hold a
mock summit meeting in class to debate this issue.
Captains of Industry or Robber Barons?
http://www.eduref.org/cgi-bin/printlessons.cgi/Virtual/Lessons/crossroads/sec4/Unit_7/Unit_VIIQ7.html
Students distinguish between and discuss the positive and negative
attributes of industrial leaders.
BBC4 Audio Interviews A-Z
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfour/audiointerviews/index.shtml
Excerpts from the BBC's extensive archives of interviews with authors,
politicians, playwrights, architects, and other major cultural figures, from
1937 to the present. Among them: Albert Speer, George Bernard Shaw, Bob
Marley, Werner Heisenberg, Alfred Hitchcock.
Leading Ladies
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/lessons/20001011wednesday.html
In this lesson, students learn about the first female Prime Minister,
Sirimavo Bandaraike. Students then create a Museum of Famous Women
Leaders.
Queen Victoria's Empire
http://www.pbs.org/empires/victoria/ed/index.html
Click on this to view or download lesson plans in Microsoft Word format
related to leaders during the reign of Queen Victoria.
A Meeting Of World Leaders
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/globalconnections/mideast/educators/nations/
lesson2.html
Students will gain an understanding of some of the background, motivation,
and philosophy that shape political strategies proposed by world leaders
to address the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.
Famous Leaders WebQuest
http://www.warwwestss.eq.edu.au/Webquests/FamousLeaderWebQuest.htm
By completing this WebQuest you will discover one of those inspirational
people and will be able to reflect on how your personal contribution can
help shape society of today and the future.
Famous People In History Webquest
http://www.chariho.k12.ri.us/ash/kvredenburg/biograph.html
After researching your assigned famous person, you will form a team with
other researchers who have studied the same famous person.
Biography.com
http://www.biography.com/
Search for biographies.
Biographies for young adults
Chinese Cinderella by Adeline Yen Ma (this is her YA version of her adult
autobiography Falling Leaves)
Lance Armstrong autobiographies _Every Second Counts_ and _It's not about
the bike : my journey back to life_ ;
also Lance Armstrong's War by Daniel Coyle
Autobiography of a face by Lucy Grealy
King of the mild frontier : an ill-advised autobiography by Cris Crutcher
Knots in my yo-yo string : the autobiography of a kid by Jerry Spinelli
Riding the bus with my sister : a true life journey by Rachel Simon
Between a Rock and a Hard Place by Aron Ralston
Dropping in with Andy Mac : the life of a pro skateboarder by Andy Macdonald
Hawk : occupation skateboarder by Tony Hawk
King of the world : Muhammed Ali and the rise of the American Hero by David
Temnick
"Archimedes and the door to Science"
Tony Dungy book "Quiet Strength."
Biographies from Capstone Press
Blind Side is a biography over a famous football player that has won the
Alex Award for 2007.