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- History of China (45919 bytes)
2: ...inese civilization. Politically, China alternated between periods of political union and disunion, and...
7: ...late [[Neolithic]] times, the [[Huang He]] valley began to establish itself as a cultural center, wher...
14: ...pinyin]]: sāndài) that the historical China begins to appear.
18: ...found on pottery and shells, have been alleged to be ancestors of modern [[Chinese character]]s, but s...
22: ...bone writings. [[Anyang]] in modern day Henan has been confirmed as the last of the six capitals of th... - Gro Harlem Brundtland (3306 bytes)
5: ...rway's first female Prime Minister February - October [[1981]]; her cabinet was renowned international...
7: ...y [[Maurice Strong]], who had been a prominent member of the Brundtland Commission - and for [[Agenda ...
9: ...d]]. She resigned as leader of the [[Det norske Arbeiderparti|Labour Party]] in [[1992]].
15: ...h most influental European for the last 25 years, behind [[Pope John Paul II]], [[Mikhail Gorbachev]] ...
17: ... by her husband, Arne Olav Brundtland in his two bestsellers, "Married to Gro" (ISBN 8251616476) and ... - Condoleezza Rice (23116 bytes)
16: |[[November 14]], [[1954]]
27: '''Condoleezza "Condi" Rice''' (born [[November 14]] [[1954]]), is the second [[United States Se...
29: In [[November 2004]], Bush nominated Rice to succeed Powell as...
31: ...rican (after Powell) and the first female to have been appointed to the post.
37: ... determination against adversity, and the need to be "twice as good" as non-minorities [http://www.rac... - Madalyn Murray O'Hair (6271 bytes)
4: ...ollege of Law]] but never practiced. On[[ 16 November]] [[1954]] she gave birth to another son (Jon Ga...
7: ...ible]] readings at Baltimore public schools. In [[1963]] this suit (amalgamated with the similar ''[[Abi...
9: ...]] public policy." She acted as its first [[CEO]] before later handing the office on to her son Jon Ga...
11: ...her son William converted to [[Christianity]] and became [[born again]] at Gateway [[Baptist]] Church ...
13: ...ress she criticized a wide variety of atheists as being unacceptable, seemingly all except those whom ... - Gloria Steinem (3728 bytes)
8: ...hip winner. She majored in government studies and became politically active, working for [[Adlai Steve...
9: ...o freelanced for other magazines. In [[1963]] she became a full-time [[freelance writer]] through the ...
12: ...ed to a position in a New York magazine. She also became politically active in the feminist movement. ...
14: ...s sold in [[1987]]. Although ''Ms.'' has had a number of different owners since Steinem and the other ...
18: In [[1991]] when ''Ms.'' magazine revived, she became its consulting editor. In [[1993]] she was in... - Isabel Allende (3632 bytes)
1: ...an and daughter of [[Salvador Allende]], see [[Isabel Allende (politician)]]''
3: [[Image:Isabelallende_writer.gif|thumb|Isabel Allende]]
4: ...[1942]]) is a [[Chile]]an writer whose books have been translated into many languages. She is one of t...
8: ... a [[United Kingdom|British]] private school in [[Beirut]]. She returned to Chile in 1958 to complete...
10: ...ewhere in Europe. Her daughter Paula was born in 1963. In 1966, Allende returned to Chile, and her so... - Isak Dinesen (2959 bytes)
3: ...sh]] and in [[English language|English]]. She is best known, at least in English, for her account of ...
5: ... at [[Copenhagen]], [[Paris]], and [[Rome]]. She began publishing fiction in various Danish periodica...
9: She returned to Denmark and began writing in earnest, publishing ''Seven Gothic ...
26: * ''Ehrengard'' (posthumous 1963, USA) - Ayn Rand (18001 bytes)
4: image_caption=[[Novelist]] and [[Philosopher]], best known for her [[philosophy]] of [[Objectivist p...
11: ...al of her literature to showcase such heroes. She believed:
19: ...ion from Ayn's cousin in which she claims to have been present when Ayn chose the name Rand from a typ...
22: ...e two were married in [[1929]]. In [[1931]], Rand became a [[naturalized citizen]] of the United State...
24: ...nce from the [[Italy|Italian]] government under [[Benito Mussolini]]. These films were re-edited into ... - Nathalie Sarraute (1197 bytes)
2: ... [[1900]] in [[Ivanovo]], [[Russia]] - died [[October 19]], [[1999]] in [[Paris, France]], was a lawye...
4: ...is]]. She studied law, history, and sociology and became a lawyer. She was also equally interested in ...
6: She became, with [[Alain Robbe-Grillet]], [[Michel Butor]] and [[Claude Simon]],...
13: * ''The Golden Fruit'', [[1963]] - Sally Ride (1826 bytes)
1: ...r women preceded her: [[Valentina Tereshkova]] ([[1963]]) and [[Svetlana Savitskaya]] ([[1982]]), both f...
5: ...], and [[free-electron laser physics]]. She later became the first American woman in space as part of ... - Valentina Tereshkova (2387 bytes)
3: ...n [[outer space|space]], aboard [[Vostok 6]] in [[1963]].
7: ...June 16]], [[1963]] she flew on [[Vostok 6]], and became the first woman and first civilian to fly int...
9: ...positions: From [[1966]] to [[1974]] she was a member of the [[Supreme Soviet]], from [[1974]] to [[19...
11: ...in [[1982]], though their marriage collapsed long before. Her second husband, Dr. Shaposhnikov died in... - Maria Goeppert-Mayer (4176 bytes)
1: ... and became one of the few women to receive a [[Nobel Prize in Physics]].
3: ...in the fall. Among her professors were three [[Nobel prize]] winners: [[Max Born]], [[James Franck]] ...
5: ...s work she received a Nobel Prize in Physics in [[1963]] together with [[Eugene Paul Wigner]] and [[J. H...
7: ...th itself is spinning around the Sun. Maria described the idea elegantly:
11: ... both [[Maria]] and [[Hans Jensen]] awarded the Nobel Prize for [[Physics]] "for their discoveries con... - Josephine Baker (5957 bytes)
3: ...singer, sometimes known as "The Black Venus." She became a [[France|French]] [[citizen]] in [[1937]].
7: ... to [[France]], where she starred at the [[Folies Berg貥]], setting the standard for her future acts....
9: ...ensational woman anyone ever saw." In addition to being a musical star, Baker also starred in several ...
11: ...eatest song hit "''J'ai deux amours''" (1931) and became a muse for contemporary painters and sculptor...
17: ...-ethnic orphans, which she called her "Rainbow Tribe." For some time she lived with all of her childre... - Ella Fitzgerald (9400 bytes)
10: ...ng (genre)|swing]] singer, she also encompassed [[bebop]], scat, and performed [[blues]], [[bossa nova...
12: ...with [[Nelson Riddle]]'s [[orchestra]]), [[Irving Berlin]], [[Cole Porter]], [[Jerome Kern]], [[Johnny...
16: ''[[Porgy and Bess]]'' is the most notable of her many recordings ...
20: She married twice. In 1941 she married Benny Kornegay, but the marriage was later annulled....
22: ...leg]]s in [[1993]], and in [[1996]] she died in [[Beverly Hills, California]], after having made some ... - Aretha Franklin (7875 bytes)
2: ..., The state of [[Michigan]] declared her voice to be a natural wonder. She has won 16 competitive [[Gr...
6: ...e 14. She signed with [[Columbia Records]] after being discovered by legendary A&R man [[John Hammond...
8: ...rned the nickname ''"The Queen of Soul"'', having become an internationally famous artist and a symbol...
10: ...in the UK pop charts - the best result being a number four with her version of [[Burt Bacharach]]'s ''...
12: ...unchallenged, winning eight successive awards for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance; she later added t... - Sofia Gubaidulina (8325 bytes)
1: ...;䴠qızı Ğ?dullina''') (born [[October 24]], [[1931]]) is a [[Russia]]n-[[Tatar]] [[com...
3: ...ay Peyko until 1959, and then with Shebalin until 1963.
5: ...her studies in [[Soviet]] Russia, her music was labeled "irresponsible" for its exploration of alterna...
9: In the early 1980s Gubaidulina became better known abroad through [[Gidon Kremer]]'s champ...
22: *''Concordanza'' for chamber ensemble (1971) - Janis Joplin (8673 bytes)
2: ...Joplin''' ([[January 19]], [[1943]] – [[October 4]], [[1970]]) was an American [[blues]]-influen...
4: ..., though she never completed a degree. There, she began singing blues and [[folk music]] with friends....
6: ...rinker]] throughout her career, and her trademark beverage was [[Southern Comfort]].
8: ...f success of their early singles led to the album being withheld until after their subsequent success....
14: ...the ''a capella'' "[[Mercedes-Benz]]", written by beat poet [[Michael McClure]]. - Tori Amos (27672 bytes)
3: ...voice and mostly piano-based music has frequently been compared to that of [[Kate Bush]], [[Bj?] and [...
7: ...altimore Orioles]]. This song won the contest and became her first single, released as a 7" pressed fo...
10: ...ding Stan Ridgway of [[Wall of Voodoo]], [[Sandra Bernhard]] and [[Al Stewart]]) as a backup vocalist....
13: ...[[Will MacGregor]], [[Carlo Nuccio]], and [[Dan Nebenzal]], the record ended up full of raw, emotive s...
16: ...rds from ''Little Earthquakes''. In February, she began the "Under the Pink" tour. Four tracks were re... - Phoolan Devi (2526 bytes)
3: '''Phoolan Devi''' ([[10 August]] [[1963]] - [[25 July]] [[2001]]), aka '''The Bandit Quee...
7: ...ge of Uttar Pradesh, in what was later dubbed the Behmai Massacre. She denied any involvement in the ...
9: ...rangement, in [[1983]] she surrendered on a stage before a crowd of 10,000 people.
11: ...in [[1996]] she was elected to Parliament as a member of the [[Samajwadi Party]]. - Mother Teresa (22682 bytes)
4: ...lcutta''' ([[August 27]] [[1910]] – [[September 5]] [[1997]]) was an internationally renowned an...
6: ...John Paul II]] in [[October 2003]], hence she may be properly called '''Blessed Teresa''' by [[Catholi...
11: ...in for missionary work in [[India]]. She was a member of the youth group in her local parish called So...
13: She chose the Sisters of Loreto because of their vocation to provide education for g...
15: ...ll around left a deep impression on her. In September [[1946]], by her own account, she received a cal...
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