As women rise to positions of leadership in the workforce, Marquis Who’s Who responds with the first edition of Who’s Who of American Women, a directory containing the biographies of 20,000 formidable women from diverse industries including education, business, the arts and communications. In development for two years, the title is spurred on by work force shortages during World War II and the needs expressed by many libraries and women’s organizations.

While preparing the 29th and 30th editions of Who’s Who in America, editors select and include four times the number of new listings for women compared to the average included in the preceding 28 editions.