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  1. History of philosophy (13862 bytes)
    1: ...premise]]s and approaches, examples of which include [[rationalism]] (through [[logic]]), [[empiricism...
    7: ...odern" is a word with more varied use, which includes everything from [[Post-Medieval]] through the sp...
    10: ...ents were [[Anaximenes of Miletus]] and [[Anaximander]] ("All is air").
    12: ... parts), the [[Eleatic School|Eleatics]] [[Parmenides]] and [[Zeno of Elea|Zeno]] (All is One and chan...
    14: ... the subjects and methods of debate became highly developed.
  2. Christopher Columbus (44177 bytes)
    1: ...ached the [[Americas]] on October 12th [[1492]] under the flag of [[Castile|Castilian]] [[Spain]]. He ...
    2: ...Christopher_columbus_2.jpg|thumb|200px|Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip A...
    3: ... time accepted that the earth was round. The main debate was over whether it would be possible to get ...
    5: ...first voyage from all of these: less than two decades later, the existence of America was known to the...
    7: Columbus landed in the [[Bahamas]] and later explored much of th...
  3. Hatshepsut (9070 bytes)
    2: ...beknefru]] and Pharaoh [[Nitocris]] actually preceded her (though the latter is not certain to have ru...
    4: ...ghout Egypt. She also began rebuilding Egypt's trade networks which had been disrupted by the [[Hyksos...
    10: ...fe of Amun'' before either parent died. After the death of her father in [[1492 BC]] she married her h...
    11: ...ose III]], by a lesser wife named Isis before his death.
    13: ...t it soon became apparent that she had only one model in mind, Sobekneferu, the last monarch of the Tw...
  4. Melisende of Jerusalem (16880 bytes)
    1: ...al, possibly Melisende herself, from the [[Melisende Psalter]]]]
    3: '''Melisende''' ([[1105]] - [[September 11]], [[1161]]) was [[...
    5: ... was named after her paternal grandmother, Melisende of Montlhery, wife of Hugh I, [[Count of Rethel]]...
    9: ...reginam, cui jure hereditario competebat." Melisende was no mere regent-queen (for her son Baldwin III...
    11: ...hter as a capable successor to himself and Melisende enjoyed the support of the ''[[Haute Cour of Jeru...
  5. Eleanor of Aquitaine (11927 bytes)
    3: '''Eleanor of Aquitaine''' ([[Bordeaux]], [[France]], c. [[1124]] – [[March 31]...
    6: ...], [[Duke of Aquitaine]], and her mother was Ʈor de Chⴥllerault, the daughter of Aimeric I, Vicomte...
    8: ... and richest of the provinces that would become modern [[France]], when her brother, William Aigret, d...
    10: ...uld remain independent of France, and Eleanor's eldest son would be both King of France and [[Dukes of...
    12: ...paign, with her, the Queen of France, as their leader.
  6. Margaret of Anjou (3729 bytes)
    14: ...uchet, Lord Audley]] defeated by a Yorkist army under [[Richard Neville]].
    16: ...t [[St Albans]] on 22 February 1461, at which she defeated the Yorkist forces of [[Richard Neville, Ea...
    18: ... to Margaret's son, Edward, Prince of Wales, in order to cement the alliance, and Margaret insisted th...
    20: ...ession and ruthlessness, but now she was a broken spirit, imprisoned in the [[Tower of London]] until rans...
  7. Petra Kelly (3411 bytes)
    8: ...1983]] and [[1990]], she was a member of the [[Bundestag]] (West German Parliament) for the Greens.
    12: ...lly unexpected and occurred without her consent. (Details of this event are discussed for instance at ...
    14: ...international Petra Kelly Prize [http://www.boell.de/en/10_preise/1460.html] for [[human rights]], [[e...
    16: ...sed, the weak and the persecuted in our time. Her spirit and legacy of human solidarity and concern contin...
    24: * ''The Life and Death of Petra Kelly'', by Sara Parkin, Rivers Oram ...
  8. Annie Besant (4275 bytes)
    7: ... for the first time (in [[1893]]). Thereafter she devoted much of her energy not only to the Theosophi...
    9: ...y in [[1907]] upon the death of the previous president [[Henry Steel Olcott]].
    11: ...ed Hindu opinion more than former Theosophical leaders. This was a clear reversal of policy from Blav...
    13: Soon after Besant's inheritance of the presidency, in [[1909]], Leadbeater discovered [[Jiddu Kr...
    15: ...rti's views into her life, but never really succeeded. The two remained friends, though, until the end...
  9. Emma Goldman (12210 bytes)
    3: ... language representative in [[London]] of the [[Federaci󮠁narquista Ib鲩ca|CNT-FAI]].
    6: ...for her anarchist ideas and her independent attitude.
    9: At the age of 17 she emigrated with her elder sister, Helene, to Rochester, NY, to live with t...
    10: ...anberkman.jpe|thumb|240px|right|Goldman and Alexander Berkman]]
    13: ...attempted assassination of [[Henry Clay Frick]] made her highly unpopular with the authorities. Berkma...
  10. Nina Hamnett (3501 bytes)
    1: ...a Hamnett''' ([[February 14]], [[1890]] – [[December 16]], [[1956]]) was an artist and writer, k...
    3: ...[[France]] to study at [[Marie Vassilieff]]'s Academy.
    5: ... with many of the leading members of the avant-garde living there at the time. In Montparnasse she als...
    7: ...divorcing Kristian, she took up with another free spirit, composer [[E.J Moeran]].
    11: ...oto shown here is a [[1918]] portrait of a very modest Nina Hamnett painted by Fry.
  11. Marina Tsvetaeva (21885 bytes)
    5: ... the 1960s. Tsvetaeva's poetry arose from her own deeply convoluted personality, her eccentricity and ...
    8: ...lay on Marina's imagination, and to cause her to identify herself with the Polish aristocracy.)
    10: ...es and distant from his family. He was also still deeply in love with his first wife; he would never g...
    12: ...hool in [[Lausanne]]. Changes in the Tsvetaev residence led to several changes in school, and during t...
    14: ...an Voloshin]], whom Tsvetaeva described after his death in 'A Living Word About a Living Man'. Voloshi...
  12. Suzanne Valadon (4068 bytes)
    4: ... a circus acrobat at the age of 15 until a fall ended her career. In the [[Montmartre]] quarter of [[P...
    8: ...c]], [[Pierre-Auguste Renoir]] and [[Pierre Puvis de Chavannes]], and she had affairs with all of them...
    10: Degas impressed with her bold line drawings and fine...
    12: Despite her achievements, she lived in the shadows o...
    14: ... was, however, best known for her candid female nudes.
  13. Hypatia of Alexandria (10302 bytes)
    2: ... Her contributions to science are reputed to include the invention of the [[astrolabe]] and the [[hydr...
    4: ...man Empire had embarked on an intense campaign to destroy pagan places of worship.
    8: ...e, and dogmatic Christians who demanded the final destruction of paganism on the other. Hypatia herse...
    12: ...ll the philosophers of her own time. Having succeeded to the school of Plato and Plotinus, she explain...
    14: ...contemporary information about Hypatia's life and death.
  14. Clara Barton (9023 bytes)
    1: ...Famed American [[nurse]] Clara Barton, first president of the [[American Red Cross]]'']]
    2: ... has been described as having had an "indomitable spirit" and is best remembered for organizing the [[Amer...
    6: ...cated and extremely bright. It is said that her older brothers and sisters were kept busy answering he...
    8: ...her became ill, for 2 years Clara stayed by his side and learned to administer all his medicine, inclu...
    12: ...ized the community's need for free education, and despite opposition, set up one of the first free pub...
  15. Aretha Franklin (7875 bytes)
    2: ...[Michigan]] declared her voice to be a natural wonder. She has won 16 competitive [[Grammys]] (includi...
    6: ...s [[Detroit, Michigan|Detroit]]-area church and made her first recordings at the age 14. She signed w...
    8: ... internationally famous artist and a symbol of pride for the [[African American]] community. Franklin ...
    10: ... Angeles Baptist church. Surprisingly she never made it to number one in the UK pop charts - the best ...
    12: ...or Best Female R&B Vocal Performance; she later added three more Grammies in this category in the [[19...
  16. Billie Holiday (6766 bytes)
    3: ...'''[[Jazz royalty|Lady Day]]''' is generally considered one of the greatest [[jazz]] [[singer]]s of al...
    7: ...ng as a [[prostitute]] with her mother. This preceded her move to [[New York]] with her mother sometim...
    9: ...er as a "[[Frank DeViese]]". Some historians consider this an anomaly, probably inserted by a hospital...
    16: ...ormance, with pianist (and then-lover) [[Bobby Henderson]], did much to solidify her standing as a jaz...
    20: ...songs, her unique tone and emotional commitment made her performances special.
  17. Joni Mitchell (9996 bytes)
    1: ...Joni Mitchell, on the cover of her album ''Both Sides Now'']]
    3: ...[[New York City]]. Through the [[1970s]] she expanded her horizons, predominantly to [[Rock and roll|r...
    5: ...s were strengthened by Mitchell's extraordinary wide-ranging voice (with a range in pitch at one time ...
    7: ...d by other artists, "Chelsea Morning" and "Both Sides Now".
    9: ...1970), maturity brought a record infused with the spirit of [[California]] life (the canyon of the title i...
  18. Tori Amos (27672 bytes)
    1: [[Image:Toriamos-dent.jpg|right|thumb|Tori Amos]]
    3: ...ed following. She is probably best known to the wider public for a [[dance]] [[remix]] of "[[Professio...
    10: ...Al Stewart]]) as a backup vocalist. She also recorded a song called "Distant Storm" for the film [[Chi...
    13: ...ovie soundtrack. A remix of the song is also included on the soundtrack.
    15: ===''Under The Pink''===
  19. Mary, the mother of Jesus (30135 bytes)
    8: ... figure of Mary, and the centuries of Marian cult derived from the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Chris...
    11: ...t|250px|thumbnail|[[Gabriel (archangel)|Gabriel]] delivering the [[Annunciation]] to Mary. Painting by...
    13: ... strangers (Luke 2:6, 7). But as the inn was crowded, Mary had to retire to a place among the cattle.
    15: ...rs only one event in the history of Jesus is recorded: his going up to [[Jerusalem]] when twelve years...
    17: ... and other women (John 19:26). Mary cradling the dead body of her son is a common motif in art, calle...
  20. Ellen G. White (5403 bytes)
    3: ...[[1827]] – [[July 16]],[[1915]]) was co-founder of [[Seventh-day Adventist Church|Seventh-day Ad...
    5: ...also advocated [[vegetarianism]]). She was a [[leader]] who emphasized [[education]] and [[health]] an...
    9: ...he prophetess for the end-times, through the Holy Spirit, she sought to draw more and more to studying the...
    11: ...bute to the unity among Christians. She even considered Christian unity to be from Satan and one of th...
    19: ...ng in this condition for several months. She also describes moments of pure bliss while having positiv...

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