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  1. Theodora (6th century) (3433 bytes)
    4: ...rmation from this earliest part of her life comes from the ''Secret History'' of [[Procopius]], publis...
    12: ...[[prostitution]], granting women more rights in [[divorce]] cases, allowing women to own and inherit proper...
  2. Isabella of Jerusalem (7928 bytes)
    3: ...had received the town and territory of [[Nablus]] from her husband the king. Isabella grew up in the c...
    9: ...d (though he had succeeded in having his children from that marriage legitimized), Isabella was throug...
    11: ...uld be adjudicated by the kings of [[England]], [[France]], and [[Germany]]. The selection would be de...
    17: ...he violent threats he received, he consented to a divorce, which took the form of ecclesiastical annullment...
    19: ...land|Richard the Lion-Hearted]], a close ally and friend of Humphrey, who sent him to Tyre as his repr...
  3. Eleanor of Aquitaine (11927 bytes)
    1: [[Image:ELEANOROFAQUITAINE.jpg|right|frame|Eleanor of Aquitaine]]
    3: ...iddle Ages]]. She was [[Queen consort]] of both [[France]] and [[England]] in her lifetime.
    8: ...chest of the provinces that would become modern [[France]], when her brother, William Aigret, died as ...
    10: ...|Louis VI]] had died, and Eleanor became Queen of France.
    12: ... of women in the campaign, with her, the Queen of France, as their leader.
  4. Catherine de' Medici (7484 bytes)
    3: ... [[Valois Dynasty|Valois]] branch of the kings of France, and mother of three further kings of that br...
    5: ...the time, but who would become King [[Henry II of France]].
    7: ...proposal. But Catherine did produce children, and Francis lived long enough to see his grandchildren b...
    11: ...r the accession of her sickly son [[Francis II of France]] at age 15. His wife, [[Mary I of Scotland|...
    13: ...e or metal. They forcefully shrank women's waists from their natural dimensions to as little as 43, 38...
  5. Rush Limbaugh (21665 bytes)
    8: ...yst]]" and "a [[American football|football]] knee from [[high school]]" [Colford, pp 14 – 20].
    12: ...l years in [[music radio]], Limbaugh took a break from radio and accepted a position as director of pr...
    24: ...ded badly when on one show Limbaugh got into a confrontation with some [[ACT-UP]] hecklers and had to ...
    26: ...e same topics as his radio show, and was taped in front of a live audience, which he facetiously claim...
    34: ...tating that he had received incorrect information from one of his staff members.
  6. Anne Neville (4967 bytes)
    9: ...valent of marriage) at the Chateau d'Amboise in [[France]], probably on [[December 13]], [[1470]].
    11: ...properties (a large portion of which came to them from their mother, Anne Beauchamp).
    15: ... health was never good, and she probably suffered from tuberculosis.
    21: Rumours that Richard planned to divorce Anne and marry his niece, [[Elizabeth of York]], ...
  7. Diana, Princess of Wales (29391 bytes)
    9: place_of_death=[[Paris]], [[France]]
    11: ... of Wales]]. From her marriage in [[1981]] to her divorce in [[1996]] she was styled '''Her Royal Highness ...
    15: From the time of her [[engagement]] to the Prince of...
    22: ...er party" in the Earl and Countess of Dartmouth's divorce.
    27: [[Image:princessdi.jpg|frame|right]]
  8. Kim Campbell (10679 bytes)
    31: ...) was the nineteenth [[Prime Minister of Canada]] from [[June 25]] to [[November 4]], [[1993]]. Though...
    35: ... school board trustee. Campbell and Divinsky were divorced in [[1983]], and Campbell married [[Howard Eddy]...
    39: ...ship of the party. A few years later she resigned from the legislature to run in the [[Canadian federa...
    43: ...]], Campbell and Eddy were divorced, although the divorce was finalized before she was sworn in as Prime Mi...
    45: Campbell's quick rise to fame from a relatively unknown [[Cabinet of Canada|cabine...
  9. Lucretia Mott (3249 bytes)
    5: ...s a first cousin four times removed of [[Benjamin Franklin]]'s. She taught in a Quaker school in [[Ne...
    7: ...ng. They had a rich history and singular respect from the majority of American people of those times,...
    11: ...rce. At that time it was very difficult to obtain divorce, and fathers were given custody of children.
    19: ....edu/slavery_mott1.html Lucretia Mott's biography from the Smithsonian]
  10. Madalyn Murray O'Hair (6271 bytes)
    4: ...lyn Murray. In [[1949]] she obtained a Law degree from [[South Texas College of Law]] but never practi...
    16: ...y of only $500,000. No further communication came from any of the O'Hairs and in 1996 William Murray f...
    18: ...violent crimes (along with one for stealing funds from the organisation). Police concluded he and acco...
    21: ...ded specific attacks on its validity using quotes from the [[Bible]], was flawed and ultimately underm...
  11. Isak Dinesen (2959 bytes)
    3: ...r her account of living in [[Kenya]], ''[[Out of Africa]]''.
    5: ... Dinesen]] won the British [[Victoria Cross]] and French [[Croix de Guerre]] while serving with the [[...
    7: ...d in 1921, and the Baron returned to Denmark. The divorce was finalized in 1925. Karen Blixen remained in K...
    11: ...fered for many years from [[syphilis]] contracted from her husband.
    20: * ''[[Out of Africa]]'' (1937 in Denmark and England, 1938 in USA)
  12. Mary Pickford (7523 bytes)
    1: [[Image:MaryPicford.jpg|right|frame|Mary Pickford]]
    9: ...Award for Best Actress]] in [[1929]], but retired from films four years later, after a series of disap...
    13: ...' extramarital affair with another woman led to a divorce in [[January]] [[1936]].
    15: ...f his death, Pickford reportedly began to weep in front of her new husband, Rogers, saying "My darling...
    27: ...,000 and complete control over her films, ranging from script to the final cut.
  13. Ayn Rand (18001 bytes)
    14: #That no one has the right to seek values from others by physical force, or impose ideas on ot...
    19: ...to have been present when Ayn chose the name Rand from a typewriter.
    22: ...an aspiring young actor, [[Frank O'Connor (actor)|Frank O'Connor]], who caught her eye. The two were m...
    24: ...]] by Scalara Films, [[Rome]], despite resistance from the [[Italy|Italian]] government under [[Benito...
    33: ... the infamous [[Red Scare]], Rand testified as a "friendly witness" before the [[House Committee on Un...
  14. Amy Johnson (2606 bytes)
    4: Having graduated with a BA Economics from the [[University of Sheffield]], Johnson went t...
    6: From this, she went on to qualify as the first Briti...
    8: ...n in [[1930]] when she was the first woman to fly from Britain to Australia. She left [[Croydon]] on [...
    10: ... [[July]] [[1931]], she set the record for flying from [[England]] to [[Japan]] in a [[De Havilland]] ...
    12: ...he flight from England to [[Cape Town]], [[South Africa]], also in a Puss Moth. She was later to regai...
  15. Jackie Cochran (7825 bytes)
    4: ...nt) and Ira Pittman, a poor mill worker who moved from town to town in search of work. As a child, Bes...
    8: ..., Floyd Odlum, whom she married in 1936 after his divorce, was an astute financier and savvy marketer who r...
    10: ..., and association with the wealthy elite, she was frequently interviewed by the press and she made up ...
    16: ... is the only woman to ever receive the Gold Medal from the [[Federation Aeronautique Internationale]]....
    18: ...She was also the first woman to land and take off from an [[aircraft carrier]].
  16. Helena Petrovna Blavatsky (8386 bytes)
    7: ...closed after dissatisfied customers complained of fraudulent activities.
    13: ...ated from Betanelly after a few months, and their divorce was legalized on [[May 25]], [[1878]]. On [[July...
    15: ... [[nineteenth century]] that took its inspiration from [[Hinduism]] and [[Buddhism]]. Madame Blavatsky...
    21: ...ght's disease]] of the kidneys, and complications from [[influenza]], Madame Helena Petrovna Blavatsky...
    59: ...d The Secret Doctrine'' by [[Max Heindel]] (1933; from Max Heindel writings & with introduction by [[M...
  17. Aimee Semple McPherson (13395 bytes)
    13: ...mple, a [[Pentecostalism|Pentecostal]] missionary from [[Ireland]], in December 1907 while attending a...
    19: After the birth of her son, McPherson suffered from [[postpartum depression]] and several serious h...
    25: ... 1918 had filed for separation. His petition for divorce, citing abandonment, was granted in 1921.
    45: ...erce Department]] for deviating from its assigned frequency. Many broadcast histories claim McPherson...
    53: ...one parishioner drowning, and another diver dying from exposure.
  18. Krystyna Skarbek (11133 bytes)
    3: ...s in [[Germany|German-occupied]] [[Poland]] and [[France]]. She was the longest-serving and most capa...
    7: ...]]), and the couple soon moved to [[British East Africa]].
    9: ...vinced by her acquaintances, including journalist Frederick Voigt. She left for [[Hungary]], where in...
    11: ...].) Krystyna and Kowerski made good their escape from Hungary via the [[Balkans]] and [[Turkey]].
    15: ...andated [[Syria]] from the pro-[[Vichy]] [[France|French]] [[consul]]. Only German spies, some Polish...
  19. Lucille Ball (12427 bytes)
    5: ...rmer". Two years later, she witnessed , Warner, a friend of her brother's get shot, severing the spina...
    9: ...rmed in [[U.S.O.]] shows instead). They initially divorced in [[1945]], but remarried the same year, decidi...
    22: From a production aspect, the use of actual [[film]]...
    24: ...ilming the show, cans of paint (in shades ranging from white to medium gray) were kept on set to 'pain...
    28: ...[[1986]], Arnaz and Ball would remain the best of friends.
  20. Mia Farrow (4707 bytes)
    5: ...even know Frank was thinking of leaving her. They divorced in [[1968]].
    7: ...ree children, Soon-Yi, Lark Song, and Daisy. They divorced in [[1979]].
    11: ... her marriage with Andr預revin (3 adopted) and 3 from her time with Woody Allen (2 adopted).
    18: * Farrow became friends with [[Roman Polanski]] and his wife [[Sharo...
    20: ...o had an affair with his sister. Seamus graduated from [[Bard College]] in [[2004]].

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