This unit introduces students to activities and professions that require a mastery of language, written or spoken, and provides brief biographies of women who have made significant contributions in each of 12 different language arts areas. Areas addressed include: (1) Political Orators; (2) Journalists; (3) Letter Writers/Diarists; (4) Excerpts from Pioneer Women; (5) Songwriters/ Vocalists; (6) Playwrights/Scriptwriters; (7) Poets; (8) Nonfiction Writers; (9) Fiction Writers; (10) Writers of Children's Literature; (11) Technical Writers; and (12) Radio and Television. Suggestions for classroom use are included. (EH)