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  1. Puritan (15882 bytes)
    1: ...al [[Protestants]] which developed in [[England]] after the [[Reformation]].
    8: ...heir position towards Elizabeth's religious [[via media]] (middle way).
    16: ...rs of the Geneva Church," and he outlines a ''via media'' for the English church that, rather than being ...
    28: ...he broader term [[Nonconformist]], which was used after the [[English Restoration|Restoration]] to ref...
    39: ...Puritanism was God's supreme authority over human affairs, particularly in the church, and especially ...
  2. Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (35966 bytes)
    9: ...ngest-serving current head of state in the world, after King [[Bhumibol Adulyadej]] of Thailand.
    15: ...s wife, the Countess of Strathmore. She was named after her mother, while her two middle names are tho...
    29: ...47]], when she accompanied her parents to [[South Africa]]. On her 21st birthday she made a broadcast ...
    35: After their wedding Philip and Elizabeth took up res...
    60: After the Coronation, Elizabeth and Philip moved to ...
  3. Cleopatra VII of Egypt (8634 bytes)
    11: ...'s daughter, who died giving birth to their son). After a short war, Ptolemy XIII was killed and Caesa...
    15: ...sent when Caesar was assassinated. Before or just after she returned to Egypt, Ptolemy XIV died myster...
    19: ...elios]] was crowned ruler of [[Armenia]], [[Medes|Media]], and [[Parthia]]; [[Cleopatra Selene]] was crow...
    35: ...//penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Gazetteer/Places/Africa/Egypt/_Texts/BEVHOP/13*.html Cleopatra VII&nb...
    43: ...], and [[Caesarion|Ptolemy XV]] | years = | after = —}}
  4. Rush Limbaugh (21665 bytes)
    8: .../limbaugh.htm]. Limbaugh stated that he was not drafted because a physical found that he had an "inope...
    12: After several years in [[music radio]], Limbaugh too...
    16: ... show host at KFBK in [[Sacramento, California]]. After achieving some local success, he moved to [[Ne...
    18: ...mwave|AM]] [[broadcasting]] to a news-talk format after an audience decline in the [[1970s]]. The prog...
    22: ...uch a political symbol as he was a broadcaster, comedian, and political satirist. In [[1992]], President...
  5. Diana, Princess of Wales (29391 bytes)
    11: ... almost always called '''Princess Diana''' by the media despite never having had the right to that title,...
    15: ...a, Princess of Wales was a [[role model]] — after her death, there were even calls for her to be...
    22: ...ter of the romance novelist [[Barbara Cartland]], after being named as the "other party" in the Earl a...
    34: ...the most senior royal woman in the United Kingdom after the Queen and the Queen Mother.
    38: ...uicide]] attempts. In one [[interview]], released after her death, she claimed that, while pregnant wi...
  6. Sonia Gandhi (4483 bytes)
    7: ...ia]]. They were [[marriage|married]] in [[1968]], after which she took up residence in India. The name...
    11: ...lining to take up Indian citizenship for 15 years after her marriage and her lack of fluency in [[Hind...
    15: ...miration of a number of political leaders and the media. Gandhi renounced the Prime Minister's post and s...
  7. Tarja Halonen (6272 bytes)
    3: ...time common-law partner, Dr. [[Pentti Araj䲶i]], after she was elected president.
    11: *Minister of Social Affairs and Health [[1987]]–[[1990]]
    14: *Minister of Foreign Affairs [[1995]]–[[2000]]
    20: ...e president she served as the minister of foreign affairs.
    24: .... Halonen, who then was the [[minister of foreign affairs]], was significantly more popular than [[Paa...
  8. Janet Reno (5747 bytes)
    36: In [[1971]] Reno was named staff director of the [[Judiciary Committee]] of the [...
    40: ...nd confirmed Attorney General under Bill Clinton, after previous nominee [[Zoe Baird]] had confirmatio...
    59: * Campaign against violence in the media.
    70: Many comedians have made fun of Reno, characterizing the 6' 3"...
    80: after= [[John Ashcroft]]
  9. Mary Robinson (21825 bytes)
    23: ...eth II of the United Kingdom|Queen Elizabeth II]] after a career as a judge in the Colonial Service; w...
    33: **Chairman of its Social Affairs Sub-Committee (1977-87)
    34: **Chairman of its Legal Affairs Committee (1987-89)
    43: ...John Rogers (Irish lawyer)|John Rogers]]. Shortly afterwards, Robinson resigned from the party in prot...
    45: ... realise that the programme was aimed at ''her''. After some consideration, she agreed to become the f...
  10. Margaret Thatcher (46377 bytes)
    36: ...s not re-elected as an Alderman, a decision which affected his daughter deeply.
    41: ...ervative candidate but fought in the [[safe seat|safe]] Labour seat of [[Dartford (UK Parliament const...
    43: Thatcher had begun to look for a safe Conservative seat, and was narrowly rejected as ...
    45: ...moved to the Shadow [[HM Treasury|Treasury]] Team after [[1966]].
    52: ...vernment had lost control of [[monetary policy]]. After Heath lost the [[United Kingdom general electi...
  11. Christabel Pankhurst (1631 bytes)
    5: ...ore [[militant]] action for the suffragette cause after her daughter's arrest and was herself imprison...
    7: ...Prisons (Temporary Discharge for Ill-Health) Act. After the end of [[World War I]], she ran as a Coali...
  12. Gloria Steinem (3728 bytes)
    9: ...journalist because editors wanted male reporters. After two years she landed a job as an assistant edi...
    12: ... politically active in the feminist movement. The media seemed to appoint Gloria as a feminist leader. In...
  13. Virginia Woolf (9482 bytes)
    13: ...ith the surge of Feminist criticism in the 1970s. After a few more ideologically based altercations, i...
    62: ...idental mentions of Woolf and her work in various media.]
  14. Jackie Cochran (7825 bytes)
    6: ...of education, Ms. Cochran had a quick mind and an affinity for business and the investment proved a lu...
    8: ... companion, Floyd Odlum, whom she married in 1936 after his divorce, was an astute financier and savvy...
    12: ...s for Britain" that delivered American built aircraft to Britain and she became the first woman to fly...
    14: ...r, she pursued flying the new [[jet engine]] aircraft going on to set numerous records. She still hold...
    18: ...e first woman to land and take off from an [[aircraft carrier]].
  15. Bessie Coleman (4340 bytes)
    1: ...[1892]] - [[April 30]], [[1926]]) was the first [[African American]] woman to become an [[airplane]] p...
    6: ... by commenting that French women were better than African-American women because French women were pil...
    12: In [[September]] of [[1921]], she became a media sensation when she returned to the United States....
    14: ...lacks. Her ultimate aim ws to improve the lot of Africcan Americans by opening a flight school they w...
    16: ...friends and family did not consider the aircraft safe and implored her not to fly it. Coleman did not...
  16. Ella Fitzgerald (9400 bytes)
    1: [[Image:Ellafitzgerald.jpeg|thumb|Ella Fitzgerald photographed ...
    22: ...1996]] she died in [[Beverly Hills, California]], after having made some sad last [[Television|TV]] ap...
    28: ...n releasing albums on the [[Decca Records]] label after years of releasing singles.
    112: *[[Media:How High The Moon.ogg|Download sample]] of "How H...
    113: *[[Media:April In Paris.ogg|Download sample]] of "April in...
  17. Aretha Franklin (7875 bytes)
    2: ...emale vocalist ever by such industry publications/media outlets as [[Rolling Stone]] and [[VH1]].
    6: ...the age 14. She signed with [[Columbia Records]] after being discovered by legendary A&R man [[John H...
    8: ...lly famous artist and a symbol of pride for the [[African American]] community. Franklin said herself ...
    12: ...edding]] single which became her signature song. After the R&B category was added to the [[Grammy Awa...
    18: ...usly and she gave no interviews for several years after that. She lives today in Detroit.
  18. Janis Joplin (8673 bytes)
    6: ...part after her female blues heroines, and in part after the [[beat poet]]s. She left Texas for [[San F...
    8: ...rly singles led to the album being withheld until after their subsequent success.
    14: After splitting from Big Brother, she formed a new b...
    18: Shortly thereafter, during the recording sessions for the ''[[Pea...
    20: ... Ocean]]. The album ''Pearl'', released six weeks after her death, included a version of [[Nick Graven...
  19. Aimee Semple McPherson (13395 bytes)
    3: ...''' or simply "Sister," was an [[evangelist]] and media sensation in the [[1920s]] and [[1930s]], founder...
    13: ...a daughter, Roberta Star Semple, on September 17, after which she returned to the [[United States]].
    15: ...nts, remained active with the Salvation Army, and after a short recuperation Aimee joined her in this ...
    19: ...m depression]] and several serious health issues. After what she described as a near-death experience ...
    51: ...Beach]] with her secretary, to go swimming. Soon after arrival, McPherson disappeared.
  20. Mother Teresa (22682 bytes)
    9: ...Albanian]]. Her parents, Nikolla ( Kol렩 and Dranafile Bojaxhiu, were [[Albanian]] Catholics that emi...
    13: ...of their vocation to provide education for girls. After a few months training at the Institute of the ...
    17: ...an independent nun. She quit the high school and, after a short course with the Medical Mission Sister...
    24: ...he Dying]], a free [[hospice]] for the poor. Soon after she opened another hospice, Nirmal Hriday (Pur...
    26: ..., and eventually in many countries in [[Asia]], [[Africa]], and [[Europe]], including [[Albania]]. In ...

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