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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... - Christopher Columbus (44177 bytes)
1: ...October 12th [[1492]] under the flag of [[Castile|Castilian]] [[Spain]]. He believed that the [[earth]...
3: ...explorations were not the first to reach the Americas, they inaugurated permanent contact between the ...
5: ...ess than two decades later, the existence of America was known to the general public throughout Europe...
7: ...s of [[Central America|Central]] and [[South America]]. He never reached the present-day [[United Stat...
9: ...he first large-scale [[colonization]] of the Americas by Europeans. - Aung San Suu Kyi (4196 bytes)
4: ...ize|Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought]]. In [[1991]] she won the [[Nobel Peace Prize]].
8: ...Kingdom]] and at the [[School of Oriental and African Studies]], [[University of London]]. While in [[...
10: She returned to Myanmar in [[1988]] to care for her ailing mother. In that year, the long-t...
14: ...on prize money to establish a [[health]] and [[education]] trust for the Burmese people.
16: ... a British citizen, was diagnosed with [[prostate cancer]] in [[1997]], the Burmese government denied ... - Indira Gandhi (15405 bytes)
19: ! Political party:
57: ... also possessed an extraordinary desire for political power. As a woman occupying the highest position...
59: ...ress]] Party, and was appointed a minister in the cabinet of Congress Prime Minister [[Lal Bahadur Sha...
63: ... of appointment, she created "notoriously weak" [[cabinet]]s, centralizing her own personal authority ...
67: ...andhi; according to one [[Gallup]] poll, Indira became the world's most admired person in public offic... - Sonia Gandhi (4483 bytes)
7: ...ambridge]]) she met [[Rajiv Gandhi]], who later became [[Prime Minister of India]]. They were [[marria...
11: ...sassination]] on [[May 21]], [[1991]], there were calls for her to enter politics by members of the Co...
13: ...d in the [[2004]] election launched an aggressive campaign to unseat the ruling [[National Democratic ...
15: ...[National Advisory Council]] with the status of a Cabinet Minister. - Tarja Halonen (6272 bytes)
6: ==Highlights of political career==
12: *Minister of Nordic Cooperation [[1989]]–[[1991]]
13: *Minister of Justice [[1990]]–[[1991]]
20: ...en she was elected president. In [[1990]]–[[1991]] she was the minister of justice and in [[1995]]...
24: ...s the [[minister of foreign affairs]], was significantly more popular than [[Paavo Lipponen]], the par... - Condoleezza Rice (23116 bytes)
24: |'''[[Political party|Political Party]]'''
25: |[[United States Republican Party|Republican]]
27: ...can American]] [[woman]], the second African American (after [[Colin Powell]]), and the second woman (...
31: ...g his first term. She was the second African American (after Powell) and the first female to have been...
35: ...r. Her name is a variation on the [[Italian]] musical term "con dolcezza" which is a direction to play... - Debbie Stabenow (3609 bytes)
3: .... Senate, and along with [[Washington]]'s [[Maria Cantwell]] the first woman to defeat an incumbent se...
5: ...s wife Jane Abraham is rumored to be a Republican candidate for Stabenow's [[2006]] reelection).
7: ...al Committee on Aging]]. She introduced the [[Medical Equity and Drug Savings Act]] in the Senate.
11: ...gues to be secretary of the Democratic caucus. As caucus secretary, she will assist [[Senate Minority ... - Margaret Thatcher (46377 bytes)
10: |[[James Callaghan]]
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...
31: ...early 1980s, her policies initially caused large-scale [[unemployment]], especially in the industrial ... - Gloria Steinem (3728 bytes)
5: ...er mother in Toledo. As a child in Toledo, Gloria cared for her ill mother and helped to support them ...
7: == Education and Early Career ==
8: ...tically active, working for [[Adlai Stevenson]]'s campaign. She graduated in [[1956]] and left to stud...
9: ...a full-time [[freelance writer]] through the publication of her infamous undercover expose in working ...
11: == Political Awakening and Activism == - Isabel Allende (3632 bytes)
6: ...n 1945, her parents separated, and her mother relocated with their three children to Chile, where they...
8: ...ned to Chile in 1958 to complete her secondary education, and there she met her first husband, Miguel ...
14: ...[Venezuela]]. While there, she worked for the Caracas newspaper ''El Nacional'' and as a teacher in a ...
18: ...Gordon, and has lived since then in [[San Rafael, California|San Rafael]]. In [[2003]] she obtained [[...
26: *''The Infinite Plan'' (1991) - Margaret Atwood (6318 bytes)
2: ...o]]. After living in various places in North America and around the world, she returned to Toronto, wh...
4: ... edited work. She has also been associated with [[Canadian nationalism]] in the [[1960s]] and [[1970s]...
6: ...ce an echo effect. She ranks as a key figure in [[Canadian poetry]], especially as one of [[Toronto]]'...
10: ...[Prime Ministers of Canada|Prime Minister]] [[Kim Campbell]] in [[2002]] and ''[[Oryx and Crake]]'', c...
12: ...n-only presentation in Toronto. The device, also called the "Unotchit" (and pronounced "You-No-Touch-... - Mae Jemison (5527 bytes)
5: ... she is well-versed in African and [[African-American Studies]] and is trained in [[dance]] and [[chor...
7: ...ical practice, working with CIGNA Health Plans of California.
9: ...956]], in [[Decatur, Alabama]] and raised in [[Chicago, Illinois]].
11: ...ed her internship at [[Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center]] in 1982.
13: ...The Earth We Share, (TM) an international science camp for students ages 12 to 16, that utilizes an ex... - Valentina Tereshkova (2387 bytes)
5: ...smonaut corps. Out of more than four hundred applicants, five were selected: [[Tatiana Kuznetsova]], [...
7: ...t woman and first civilian to fly into space. Her call sign in this flight was '''Chayka''' ([[English...
9: ...idium]] of the Supreme Soviet, from [[1969]] to [[1991]] she was in the [[Central Committee of the CPSU|... - Grace Hopper (7469 bytes)
1: ...She was the first [[programmer]] for the [[Mark I Calculator]] and the developer of the first [[compil...
3: ...e same two subjects in [[1930]] and in [[1934]] became the first woman to receive a Ph.D. in mathemati...
5: ...n the development of the Mark II and the Mark III Calculators.
7: In [[1949]], Hopper became an employee of the [[J. Presper Eckert|Eckert]]...
12: ...to an indefinite assignment. She was promoted to Captain in [[1973]] by Admiral [[Elmo R. Zumwalt, Jr... - Aretha Franklin (7875 bytes)
2: ...eatest female vocalist ever by such industry publications/media outlets as [[Rolling Stone]] and [[VH1...
6: ...ild, Franklin and her sisters, [[Carolyn Franklin|Carolyn]] and [[Erma Franklin|Erma]], sang at her fa...
8: ...tist and a symbol of pride for the [[African American]] community. Franklin said herself of this perio...
12: ...ance; she later added three more Grammies in this category in the [[1980s]].
14: ...'"Angel",'' written by her sister Carolyn which became a soul classic. - Sofia Gubaidulina (8325 bytes)
5: ...sponsible" for its exploration of alternate [[musical tuning|tunings]]. She was supported, however, by...
9: In the early 1980s Gubaidulina became better known abroad through [[Gidon Kremer]]'s ...
19: *''Night in Memphis'' cantata (1968)
20: *''Musical Toys'' fourteen piano pieces for children (1969)
32: ... for cello and organ (1979), for bayan and cello (1991) - Joni Mitchell (9996 bytes)
3: ...er. Initially working in [[Toronto]] and western Canada, she was associated with the burgeoning [[fol...
5: ...quently in coffee houses and [[folk clubs]] and became well known for her unique style of song writing...
9: ...would miss a scheduled appearance on ''[[The Dick Cavett Show]]''.) Also of interest, "For Free" is t...
11: ...piano and Appalachian dulcimer on "[[Carey (song)|Carey]]" and "[[All I Want]]". Others were piano le...
13: ...iverse, with complex vocal harmonies set with African drumming (the [[Drum|Warrior Drums]] of [[Burund... - Alanis Morissette (25762 bytes)
2: ...l [[Canada|Canadian]] [[singer-songwriter]] and occasional [[actor|actress]].
6: ...e of "You Oughta Know" is readily seen almost a decade later in the songwriting, singing, and attitude...
10: ...June 1]], [[1974]], in [[Ottawa]], [[Ontario]], [[Canada]], to schoolteachers Alan and Georgia Morisse...
21: ...tawa, her hometown. Morissette became a recurring cast member, but left after one season.
26: :''And your fake identification'' - Sheryl Crow (8611 bytes)
3: ..., [[Missouri]], [[United States|USA]]) is an American [[blues rock]] [[singer]], [[guitarist]] and son...
7: ...rnia|Los Angeles]] and found work as a [[backup vocalist]] for many major label acts. She was recruite...
9: ...ll Bottrell and other musicians to form what they called "The Tuesday Night Music Club." They would ge...
11: ... [[Grammy]] awards in [[1994]]: Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for "All I Wanna Do"; Record of the ...
13: ...etted her two Grammy awards for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance and Best New Album. Other singles in...
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