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- Artemisia Gentileschi (23093 bytes)
1: ...x|''[[Book of Judith|Judith]] Beheading [[Holofernes]]'' (1612-21) Oil on canvas 199 x 162 cm Galleria...
3: ...ligious paintings, at a time when such heroic themes were considered beyond a mere woman's reach.
7: ...o Gentileschi]], one of the greatest representatives of the school of [[Caravaggio]]. Artemisia was in...
12: ...promise and Orazio reported Tassi to the authorities.
14: ...the [[feminism|feminist]] view of Atermisia Gentileschi during the [[20th century]] - Martha Argerich (3384 bytes)
5: ...lzano within a few weeks, and her career as a professional pianist was launched.
7: ...es|Hungarian Rhapsody]]'' remain yardsticks for these works. Although she has been criticised over her...
9: ...ductor]] [[Charles Dutoit]], with whom she continues to record and perform.
11: ...nger pianists, through her annual festival, and does frequently appear as member of the jury of import...
16: '''[[Grammy Award for Best Chamber Music Performance]]''': - Maria Callas (4931 bytes)
3: ..., such as [[Gaspare Spontini|Spontini]]'s ''[[La Vestale]]'' to late [[Verdi]] and the [[verismo]] ope...
5: ...three years. In [[1947]], Callas made her Italian debut at the [[Verona Arena]] in ''[[La Gioconda]]'' un...
7: ...higher register that wobbled uncontrollably at times.
9: ...was a disaster due to Callas's almost-completely destroyed voice.
11: ...|Jacqueline Kennedy]], widow of assassinated US president [[John F. Kennedy]]. - Ella Fitzgerald (9400 bytes)
4: ... born in [[Newport News, Virginia]], [[United States|USA]] and raised in [[Yonkers, New York]]. She w...
6: ...to hire her. She started singing with Webb's Orchestra in [[1935]], in Harlem's [[Savoy Ballroom]]. S...
8: ...the new name, "Ella Fitzgerald and Her Famous Orchestra."
10: ...ctly [[Marilyn Monroe]]'s voice and typical gestures, as well as [[Louis Armstrong]]'s.
12: ...George Gershwin]] (with [[Nelson Riddle]]'s [[orchestra]]), [[Irving Berlin]], [[Cole Porter]], [[Jero... - Fanny Mendelssohn (2047 bytes)
1: ...increasingly recognised as significant in themselves.
3: ... tolerant, rather than supportive, of her activities as composer.
7: ...pporter of her brother's compositions. Her public debut at the piano came in 1838, when she played Felix'...
9: ...no trio]] and several books of solo [[piano]] pieces and [[song]]s. A number of her songs were origina... - Alanis Morissette (25762 bytes)
2: ... [[singer-songwriter]] and occasional [[actor|actress]].
6: ... anger or resentment. Since the extraordinary success of ''[[Jagged Little Pill]]'', Morissette's popu...
12: ...idols, and said over the intercom at the front gates: ''"Hi, I'm Alanis. I want to meet you one day an...
21: With the help of her childhood mentor [[Leslie Howe]], Morissette released "Fate Stay With Me...
23: ... to [[New York City]] to meet with record executives, an experience that she would later write about i... - Sheryl Crow (8611 bytes)
1: ...he_Very_Best_of_Sheryl_Crow.jpg|thumb|''The Very Best of Sheryl Crow'' album released October 2003]]
3: ...uri]], [[United States|USA]]) is an American [[blues rock]] [[singer]], [[guitarist]] and song writer....
7: ...n she moved to [[Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles]] and found work as a [[backup vocalist]] for man...
9: ...d other musicians to form what they called "The Tuesday Night Music Club." They would get together and...
11: ...o"; Record of the Year for "All I Wanna Do"; and Best New Artist. - Tori Amos (27672 bytes)
3: ... wider public for a [[dance]] [[remix]] of "[[Professional Widow]]", her sole single to reach number o...
7: ...t and became her first single, released as a 7" pressed for family and friends. At around this time s...
10: ... the song is attributed to a band called "Tess Makes Good" with "additional vocals by Ellen Amos".
12: ===''Little Earthquakes''===
13: ...anying singles were "Me and a Gun", "Silent All These Years", "China", "Winter" and "[[Crucify (song)|... - Julia Child (8199 bytes)
2: ...he Art of French Cooking'' and the television series ''[[The French Chef]]'', which premiered in 1963.
6: ...(OSS) after being turned down by the [[United States Navy | Navy]] for being too tall.
8: For a year, she worked at the OSS Emergency Sea Rescue Equipment Section in [[Washington, D.C.]], whe...
10: ...hild as an exhibits officer with the [[United States Information Agency | U.S. Information Agency]] in...
14: ...ned the women's cooking club [[Cercle des Gourmettes]] where she met [[Simone Beck]] who, with her fri... - Tallulah Bankhead (6331 bytes)
2: ...]], [[1968]]) was a [[United States]] [[actor|actress]], talk-show host, and bon vivant, born in [[Hun...
4: ...House]] [[1936]]-[[1940]]), niece of [[United States Senate|Senator]] [[John H. Bankhead II]] ([[1872]...
6: ...Tallulah Bankhead won a movie-magazine beauty contest & convinced her family to let her move to New Yo...
8: During these early New York years, she became a peripheral me...
10: ...d]]'s -- and [[England]]'s -- best-known celebrities. - Judi Dench (3254 bytes)
2: ... Kingdom|British]] stage, film and television actress.
6: ...ion appearances include the series ''[[As Time Goes By]]'' and the aforementioned ''A Fine Romance''.
9: ...r reputation as arguably the greatest British actress of the post-[[1945]] period primarily through he...
11: ...er the next two decades, winning several best actress awards.
13: ... Olivier Awards]]. She has also appeared with success on [[Broadway]]. - Catherine Deneuve (2766 bytes)
1: ...herine deneuve.jpg|thumb|Catherine Deneuve at Cannes in 2000]]
2: ...October 22]] [[1943]]) is a [[France|French]] actress, born in [[Paris]], [[France]].
4: ...ourg]]'' (''The Umbrellas of Cherbourg'') ([[Jacques Demy]], 1964), the late [[Surrealist]] masterpiec...
6: ...was nominated for an [[Academy Award for Best Actress]] for the same performance.
8: She is a [[UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador]] and is the mother of two ... - Mia Farrow (4707 bytes)
2: ...ctor|director]] [[John Farrow]] and his wife, actress [[Maureen O'Sullivan]].
9: ... having witnessed Allen abusing one of their youngest adopted children. Allen became infamously tainte...
11: ...courage adoptions and is a [[UNICEF]] Special Representative. By [[1994]], Farrow had 14 children, 9 ...
16: ...r children modeling the latest fashions for families.
17: * Screen-tested for the role of Liesel Von Trapp in ''[[The Sound of Music]]''. - May Irwin (2858 bytes)
1: ... [[New York City]], [[United States]], was an actress, singer and major star of [[vaudeville]].
4: ... 1874. By the fall of 1877, their career had progressed to where they were booked to appear at New Yor...
6: ... success she went on to make her [[London]] stage debut at Toole's Theatre in August of 1884. In 1886 her...
8: .... In the 1895 [[Broadway]] show ''[[The Widow Jones]]'', she introduced "The Bully Song" which became...
14: A highly paid performer, Irwin was a shrewd investor and became a very wealthy women. She spent a ... - Nicole Kidman (11782 bytes)
1: ...my Award]] winning [[Australia|Australian]] [[actress]], [[producer]], and [[singer]].
2: ...acNeille). At the time, her father was a cancer research specialist in [[Washington, D.C]].
3: ... four years old, when Tony Kidman took on a lectureship at the [[University of Technology, Sydney]].
8: ...s Kidman concentrated on her family responsibilities until her mother's recovery.
10: ...alm]]'' which gained her notice in the United States. - Julie Andrews (8700 bytes)
3: ...], and [[author]], best known for her starring roles in the [[musical film]]s ''[[Mary Poppins]]'' ([[...
5: ...dway]] the same year, giving Andrews her American debut). During her run in the musical, she starred in [...
9: ...e most sought-after stars in [[Hollywood]]. As a result, she appeared in the three-hour epic ''[[Hawai...
11: ...Company|ABC]] in [[1972]]-[[1973]], but the greatest critical acclaim accorded her TV work was for he...
13: ...ice to the role as Queen Lilian to the highly successful animated hit ''[[Shrek 2]]'', the sequel to t... - Laila Ali (3660 bytes)
1: ...the [[boxing|boxer]] many consider to be the greatest fighter of all time, [[Muhammad Ali]].
3: ...nal trainer in [[Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles]], surprised the [[boxing]] [[world]] in [[1999]]...
5: ...Boxing Hall Of Fame]] induction weekend's activities.
13: ...n]] after four rounds. Ali dropped Eplion four times before the fight was stopped.
17: ...he added the IWBF Light Heavyweight title to her resume by beating O'Neal, the fighter against whom sh... - Suzanne Lenglen (11495 bytes)
1: ...nglen1920.jpg|thumb|right|Suzanne Lenglen, sometimes labelled the ''[[diva]]'' or ''[[prima donna]]'' ...
3: ...ed ''La Divine'' (the divine one) by the French press.
8: ...e he would lay down a handkerchief at various places on the court, to which his daughter had to direct...
10: Only four years after her first tennis strokes, Lenglen played in the final of the [[1914 in spo...
16: ... body. Staid Brits also were in shock at the boldness of the French woman who also casually sipped [[b... - Sousaphone (2220 bytes)
4: ...ssional band Sousa started after leaving the Marines marched only once in its existence.)
6: ...w inches above the waist, and most of the weight rests on one shoulder. Thus, the sousaphone can be ca...
8: ...ree valve configuration, rather than the four valves common on most modern concert tubas.
10: ...] instead of [[brass]]. While there are some debates about the quality of sound, the tradeoff in cost ...
12: ...ten covered with a tight fitting cloth which enables the sousaphone section to spell out the school's ... - New Jersey (35646 bytes)
10: LargestCity = [[Newark, New Jersey|Newark]] |
30: HighestElev = 550 |
32: LowestElev = 0 |
36: ...reviation of '''NJ'''. It is also the fifth smallest state. The state is named after the island of [...
39: ...and southeastern [[Pennsylvania]]. These territories were taken by the Dutch in 1654 and incorporated ...
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