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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... - Christopher Columbus (44177 bytes)
1: ...r the flag of [[Castile|Castilian]] [[Spain]]. He believed that the [[earth]] was a relatively small [...
3: ... the Americas, they inaugurated permanent contact between the New and Old Worlds.
5: ...erde (today's Newfoundland). [[Giovanni Caboto]] (better known as John Cabot) was first to reach the A...
7: ... [[United States]] where "Columbus Day" ([[12 October]], the anniversary of Columbus' landing in the B...
9: ...[[virus]]es, [[bacteria]], and [[parasite]]s, and beneficial to humans, such as [[tomato]]es, [[potato... - Aung San Suu Kyi (4196 bytes)
4: ...Freedom of Thought]]. In [[1991]] she won the [[Nobel Peace Prize]].
8: ... married [[Michael Aris]], a scholar of [[Tibet|Tibetan]] culture. They had two sons, Alexander and K...
14: ... Peace Prize in the following one. She used the Nobel Peace Prize's [[US$]]1.3 million prize money to ...
16: ...t her family in the [[United Kingdom]], she would be denied re-entry. When her husband Michael Aris, a...
18: ...on in Yang? After a surgical operation in [[September]] 2003, she was again placed under house arrest ... - Indira Gandhi (15405 bytes)
6: | [[November 19]], [[1917]]
9: | [[October 31]], [[1984]]
42: | [[October 31]], [[1984]]
51: ...368;)''' ([[November 19]], [[1917]] – [[October 31]], [[1984]]) was [[Prime Minister of India]] ...
57: ... very patriarchal society, Indira was expected to be a passive leader, but her actions proved her othe... - Sonia Gandhi (4483 bytes)
3: ...327;ाँधी)''' (born [[December 9]], [[1946]]), is an [[Italy|Italian]]-born [[I...
7: ... Cambridge]]) she met [[Rajiv Gandhi]], who later became [[Prime Minister of India]]. They were [[marr...
11: ...gress Party. With the charisma of the family name behind her, she was able to draw large crowds and ne...
13: ...nal Democratic Alliance]]. She had been tipped to be the next [[Prime Minister of India]] following he...
15: ...ly accepted by the lawmakers, despite pleas by members of the Congress party for Gandhi to reverse her... - Tarja Halonen (6272 bytes)
1: ...[Finland|Finnish]] lawyer and politician. She has been the [[President of Finland]] since 2000.
7: *Member of the [[Finland's Social Democratic Party]] [[...
9: *Member of the Helsinki City Council [[1977]]–[[19...
10: *Member of [[Parliament of Finland|parliament]] [[1979]]...
12: *Minister of Nordic Cooperation [[1989]]–[[1991]] - 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... - Debbie Stabenow (3609 bytes)
1: [[Image:Debbie Stabenow.jpg|right|Debbie Stabenow]]
3: ...aria Cantwell]] the first woman to defeat an incumbent senator.
5: ...am is rumored to be a Republican candidate for Stabenow's [[2006]] reelection).
7: She is a member of the [[U.S. Senate Committee on Budget]], the ...
9: ... to have served as a Michigan state legislator to be popularly elected to the [[United States Senate|U... - Margaret Thatcher (46377 bytes)
7: – [[28 November]] [[1990]]
16: |[[13 October]] [[1925]]
27: ...on Lady''' in [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] propaganda (because of her vocal opposition to [[communism]]), a...
29: ...eral election, 1987|1987]] general elections, and became the longest-serving Prime Minister of the [[2...
33: ...cher'''; since then her direct political work has been within the [[House of Lords]] and as head of th... - 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: ...tiago, Chile|Santiago]], and later in [[Brussels, Belgium]], and elsewhere in Europe. Her daughter Pa... - Margaret Atwood (6318 bytes)
2: ...''Margaret Eleanor "Peggy" Atwood''' (born [[November 18]], [[1939]]) is a [[novelist]], [[poetry|poet...
4: ...her [[non-fiction]] and edited work. She has also been associated with [[Canadian nationalism]] in the...
10: ...me Ministers of Canada|Prime Minister]] [[Kim Campbell]] in [[2002]] and ''[[Oryx and Crake]]'', champ...
12: ... She has said in interviews that the device will be available by [[2006]].
22: :''[[Life Before Man]]'' ([[1979]]) - Mae Jemison (5527 bytes)
1: ...t aboard the [[Space Shuttle Endeavour]], [[September 12]], [[1992]], she was the first non-white woma...
7: ...ps]] Medical Officer for [[Sierra Leone]] and [[Liberia]] in West Africa. Returning to Los Angeles, sh...
9: ...the youngest of three children, was born on [[October 17]], [[1956]], in [[Decatur, Alabama]] and rais...
15: ...g and implementing advanced technologies that may be employed advantageously to the development of les...
19: ...l of Fame (1993); People magazine's 1993 "50 Most Beautiful People in the World"; CORE Outstanding Ach... - Valentina Tereshkova (2387 bytes)
7: ...June 16]], [[1963]] she flew on [[Vostok 6]], and became the first woman and first civilian to fly int...
9: ...idium]] of the Supreme Soviet, from [[1969]] to [[1991]] she was in the [[Central Committee of the CPSU|...
11: ...in [[1982]], though their marriage collapsed long before. Her second husband, Dr. Shaposhnikov died in... - Grace Hopper (7469 bytes)
1: ...] Rear Admiral '''Grace Murray Hopper''' ([[December 9]], [[1906]] - [[January 1]], [[1992]]) was an ...
3: ...''New Types of Irreducibility Criteria''. Hopper began teaching mathematics at Vassar in 1931; by [[1...
7: In [[1949]], Hopper became an employee of the [[J. Presper Eckert|Eckert...
9: ...RAN. However, it was her idea that programs could be written in a language that was close to English r...
16: ...pecial Presidential appointment. By [[1985]] she became a [[rear admiral]]. She retired (involuntari... - 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...
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)
31: *''Introitus'' concerto for piano and chamber orchestra (1978) - Joni Mitchell (9996 bytes)
3: ... to [[Rock and roll|rock music]] and [[jazz]], to become one of the most highly respected [[singer-son...
5: ...e a distinctive rhythmic, driving sound. She has been a cigarette smoker since the age of nine, which...
9: ... many songs focusing on the dichotomy between the benefits of her stardom and its costs, both in terms...
11: ...nd then-friend [[David Geffen]]). It remains her best selling single to this day.
17: ...th legendary bassist [[Charles Mingus]], who died before the project was completed. Mitchell finished... - Alanis Morissette (25762 bytes)
6: ...single, "You Oughta Know", led Morissette to be labeled the "first lady of rage", though the album its...
12: ... Alanis. I want to meet you one day and I want to be famous, just like you."''
16: :''What did you think I'd be doing now''
18: :''Would there be no end to my sorrow''
21: ...r hometown. Morissette became a recurring cast member, but left after one season. - Sheryl Crow (8611 bytes)
1: ...The Very Best of Sheryl Crow'' album released October 2003]]
7: ...nd work as a [[backup vocalist]] for many major label acts. She was recruited to perform as a backup s...
9: ...usic|pop]] sound of the record and implored the label to allow her to start anew; they agreed. She tea...
11: ...Do"; Record of the Year for "All I Wanna Do"; and Best New Artist.
13: ... awards for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance and Best New Album. Other singles included "A Change Wou...
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