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- History of China (45919 bytes)
2: ...to the Chinese identity. These cultural and political influences from many parts of Asia as well as su...
7: ...es were founded; the most archaeologically significant of those was found at [[Banpo]], [[Xi'an]].
11: [[Archaeological site]]s such as [[Sanxingdui]] and [[Erlitou]] ...
14: ...20195;; [[pinyin]]: sāndài) that the historical China begins to appear.
18: ...orated. Some archaeologists connect the Xia to excavations at [[Erlitou]] in central [[Henan]] provin... - List of people by name: Ad (7741 bytes)
11: *[[Adalbert of Prague]], (circa 956-997), saint
15: *[[Adam]], Biblical figure, first man
16: *[[Adam of Chillenden]], Archbishop of Canterbury
18: *[[Ian Adam|Adam, Ian]], (born 1937), Canadian writer
37: ...w Adams|Adams, Andrew]], (1736-1797), U.S. poloitical leader from Connecticut - Elisabeth Domitien (1229 bytes)
1: ...[[2005]]) was prime minister of the [[Central African Republic]].
3: ...irst woman to serve as prime minister of an [[Africa]]n nation.
5: ...ejected the plans, she was promptly fired and her cabinet was dismissed ([[April 7]], [[1976]]). With ... - Margaret Thatcher (46377 bytes)
10: |[[James Callaghan]]
16: |[[13 October]] [[1925]]
21: |'''[[Political Party]]:'''
27: ...oviet Union|Soviet]] propaganda (because of her vocal opposition to [[communism]]), an appellation tha...
29: ...al election, 1987|1987]] general elections, and became the longest-serving Prime Minister of the [[20t... - Emma Goldman (12210 bytes)
3: ...in [[London]] of the [[Federacinarquista Ib鲩ca|CNT-FAI]].
6: ... family ran a small inn. In the period of [[political repression]] after the [[assassination]] of [[Ru...
8: ==Immigration to America==
9: ... legally married, allowing her to retain her American citizenship.
18: ... despite the testimonies of twelve witnesses that came to her defense. Instead the jury based their ve... - Anna Akhmatova (2156 bytes)
1: ...of Anna Andreevna Gorenko, one of the most significant Russian [[Acmeist poetry|Acmeist poets]].
11: ...ively silenced, unable to publish poetry, between 1925 and 1952 (except for an interval between [[1940]]... - Isak Dinesen (2959 bytes)
3: ...er account of living in [[Kenya]], ''[[Out of Africa]]''.
5: ...Croix de Guerre]] while serving with the [[Canada|Canadian]] army in the [[First World War]].
7: ...returned to Denmark. The divorce was finalized in 1925. Karen Blixen remained in Kenya and continued to ...
17: * ''The de Cats Family'' (1909, published in ''[[Tilskueren]]''...
20: * ''[[Out of Africa]]'' (1937 in Denmark and England, 1938 in USA) - Ayn Rand (18001 bytes)
4: image_caption=[[Novelist]] and [[Philosopher]], best known...
11: ...made it the express goal of her literature to showcase such heroes. She believed:
14: ...physical force, or impose ideas on others by physical force.
19: ...t recent evidence has proved that this is not the case. [http://www.aynrand.org/site/PageServer?pagena...
22: ... of the United States. Her first literary success came with the sale of her screenplay ''[[Red Pawn]]'... - Nathalie Sarraute (1197 bytes)
4: ...low lawyer. In [[1932]], she wrote her first book called "Tropismes", published in [[1939]] and applau...
6: She became, with [[Alain Robbe-Grillet]], [[Michel Butor]]... - Gertrude Stein (13569 bytes)
1: ...oet]], [[feminism|feminist]], [[playwright]], and catalyst in the development of modern art and litera...
7: ...1897 followed by two years at [[Johns Hopkins Medical School]].
9: ...eft|326px|Portrait of Gertrude Stein by [[Pablo Picasso]], 1906]]
12: ...he lived in [[Paris]] with her brother Leo, who became an accomplished art critic.
15: ...She owned early works of [[Pablo Picasso]] (who became a friend and painted her portrait), [[Henri Mat... - Marina Tsvetaeva (21885 bytes)
8: ... fact was to play on Marina's imagination, and to cause her to identify herself with the Polish aristo...
10: ...Quarrels between the children were frequent and occasionally violent. There was considerable tension b...
12: ...Tsvetaeva's mother contracted [[tuberculosis]]. Because it was believed that a change in climate could...
14: ...g Man'. Voloshin came to see Tsvetaeva and soon became her friend and mentor.
16: ...ribed in the essay 'A Captive Spirit.' She also became enamoured of the work of [[Aleksandr Blok]] and... - Virginia Woolf (9482 bytes)
3: ...]. Between the [[world war]]s, Woolf was a significant figure in London literary society and a member ...
7: ...apitulation of the coterie's ideals, Woolf's work can be understood as consistently in dialogue with B...
9: ...ists]], though she disdained some artists in this category, such as [[James Joyce]].
11: ...ream-of-consciousness]], the underlying psychological as well as emotional motives of characters, and ...
13: ...central strength: Woolf is arguably the major lyrical novelist in the English language. Her novels are... - Margaret Mead (11387 bytes)
3: ...ember 15]], [[1978]]) was an [[United States|American]] [[cultural anthropology|cultural anthropologis...
5: ...k in [[Polynesia]]. In 1926 Mead joined the American Museum of Natural History, New York City, as ass...
12: ...ad's advisor, [[Franz Boas]], wrote of its significance that
13: ...courtesy, modesty, good manners, and definite ethical standards is not universal. It is instructive t...
14: ...nt out that at the time of publication, many Americans had begun to discuss the problems faced by youn... - Josephine Baker (5957 bytes)
3: ...nger, sometimes known as "The Black Venus." She became a [[France|French]] [[citizen]] in [[1937]].
5: ..., [[Missouri]], the daughter of Eddie Carson and Carrie McDonald, she entered [[vaudeville]] as a tee...
7: ...th a [[diamond]] collar. The leopard frequently escaped into the orchestra pit, where it terrorized th...
9: ...oman anyone ever saw." In addition to being a musical star, Baker also starred in several successful f...
11: ...test song hit "''J'ai deux amours''" (1931) and became a muse for contemporary painters and sculptors. - Aimee Semple McPherson (13395 bytes)
7: ...rminal illness. (The age difference had caused a scandal in their small town, prompting the couple to ...
9: ...the newspaper defending [[evolution]], debating local clergy, etc.
13: ...hortly thereafter, the two embarked on an evangelical tour, first to [[Europe]] and then to [[China]],...
19: ...n 1913, she embarked upon a preaching career in [[Canada]] and the U.S. By June 1915 she had left hom...
21: ...r">[[Image:GospelCar.jpeg]]<small><br>The "Gospel Car", 1918</small></div> - Lucille Ball (12427 bytes)
2: ...me one of the best and most popular stars in American history.
4: ...andparents. In [[1925]], after a romance with a local bad boy (Johnny), Ball decided to enroll in the
5: ...ce. Right then, Ball decided that she needed to escape the traumas of her life.
7: ...en", sharing the "royalty" honor with [[Macdonald Carey]], who was designated as her "king".
9: ...ntion. However, Arnaz's philandering and drinking caused problems right from the start. When he was dr... - Tallulah Bankhead (6331 bytes)
1: ...ulah.jpg|thumb|Tallulah Bankhead, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1934]]
8: ...wn as a hard-partying girl-about-town. She also became known for her wit, although as screenwriter [[A...
10: ...y affairs with men and women. By the end of the decade, she was one of the [[West End (of London)|West...
12: ... that she was generally outclassed by Dietrich, [[Carole Lombard]], et al.
14: ..."first choice among established stars" to play [[Scarlett O'Hara]]. - Greta Garbo (9957 bytes)
8: ...ich was seen by comedy director Eric Petscher. He cast her in a small part for the movie ''Peter The T...
10: ...d her in [[film|cinema]] [[acting]] technique and cast her in a major role in ''G? Berlings Saga'' ([[...
12: ... given a contract as well. But their relationship came to an end as her fame grew. He was fired by MGM...
21: ... fare as well after the advent of sound and his [[career]] faltered.
23: ...he movie poster. She was next part of an all star cast in ''[[Grand Hotel (film)|Grand Hotel]]'' ([[19... - Suzanne Lenglen (11495 bytes)
8: ...frail and sickly, Charles Lenglen, the owner of a carriage company, decided that it would be good for ...
10: ...nal tennis competitions, and Lenglen's burgeoning career was put on hold.
16: ...hock at the boldness of the French woman who also casually sipped [[brandy]] between sets.
20: ...on the French Championships ([[French Open]] from 1925) six times.
22: == Failed American debut == - Parathyroid gland (1913 bytes)
3: ...tem|endocrine]] [[gland]]s in the neck, usually located within the [[thyroid]] gland, which produce [[...
9: ...ow range so that the nervous and muscular systems can function properly.
14: ...he primary treatment for this disease is the surgical removal of the faulty lobe.
16: A [[Sestamibi scan]] is often used to determine which parathyroids ...
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