Subject Guide to Women of the World is designed to be used in conjunction with Norma Olin Ireland's Index to Women of the World from Ancient to Modern Times: Biographies and Portraits and the Supplement. Together these books guide their users to approximately 24,000 women mentioned in 1385 collected biographies and special magazine supplements. Entries are listed alphabetically by last name, followed by author, short title information, and page number of the original bibliographic source. Ireland's indexes are useful to those who require biographical information about women whose names are known. The Subject Guide will identify women by occupation or subject area and lead the user to the woman's name and appropriate Ireland index. Great care has been taken to preserve consistency between the Subject Guide and the Ireland indexes and to provide access to information through as many subjects as possible. Comprehensive in scope and meticulously organized, the Subject Guide to Women of the World is an essential resource for those owning the Ireland indexes.