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- History of China (45919 bytes)
2: ...igration and emigration merged to create the familiar image of Chinese culture and people today.
7: ... store and redistribute crops, and to support specialist craftsmen and administrators: in short, civil...
14: ...inherited rulership was established during the [[Xia Dynasty]], and that this model was perpetuated in...
16: === Xia Dynasty ===
18: ... BC - 256 BC)|Zhou]] bronze vessel writings, the Xia remains poorly understood. - Christopher Columbus (44177 bytes)
1: ... argued that a ship could reach the [[Far East]] via a westward course.
5: ...ty of peoples throughout time; see '''[[Pre-Columbian trans-oceanic contact]]''', one of the most cons...
9: ...]]es, [[bacteria]], and [[parasite]]s, and beneficial to humans, such as [[tomato]]es, [[potato]]es, [...
11: ...ions gave to Western expansion and culture. [[Italian American]]s hail Columbus as an icon of their he...
13: ...garding this. His name in [[Italian language|Italian]] is ''Cristoforo Colombo'', in [[Spanish langua... - Aung San Suu Kyi (4196 bytes)
4: ...ize|Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought]]. In [[1991]] she won the [[Nobel Peace Prize]].
6: ...is the daughter of General [[Aung San]], who negotiated Burma's independence from Britain in [[1947]] ...
10: ...r. In that year, the long-time leader of the [[socialist]] ruling party, General [[Ne Win]], stepped d...
16: ...her husband Michael Aris, a British citizen, was diagnosed with [[prostate cancer]] in [[1997]], the B...
18: ...2002]], following secret confidence-building negotiations led by the [[United Nations]], she was relea... - Indira Gandhi (15405 bytes)
14: ...or="#efefef" colspan="2" | [[Prime Minister of India]]
20: | [[Indian National Congress|Congress (I)]]
51: ...ctober 31]], [[1984]]) was [[Prime Minister of India]] from [[January 19]], [[1966]] to [[March 24]], ...
55: ...aharlal Nehru]], the first [[Prime Minister of India]].
57: ... government in, what was at that time, a very patriarchal society, Indira was expected to be a passive... - Sonia Gandhi (4483 bytes)
1: [[Image:ac.soniagandhi.jpg|framed|Sonia Gandhi]]
3: ... chairwoman of the ruling [[United Progressive Alliance]] in the [[Lok Sabha]].
7: ...Priyanka Gandhi]] (born [[1971]]). She adopted Indian [[citizenship]] in [[1983]].
9: ==Role in Indian politics==
11: ... up Indian citizenship for 15 years after her marriage and her lack of fluency in [[Hindi language|Hin... - Tarja Halonen (6272 bytes)
1: ...943]]) is a [[Finland|Finnish]] lawyer and politician. She has been the [[President of Finland]] since...
7: *Member of the [[Finland's Social Democratic Party]] [[1971]]–[[2000]]
8: *Prime Minister's parliamentary secretary [[1974]]–[[1975]]
10: *Member of [[Parliament of Finland|parliament]] [[1979]]–[[2000]]
11: *Minister of Social Affairs and Health [[1987]]–[[1990]] - Condoleezza Rice (23116 bytes)
34: ...n of the Graduate School of Journalism at [[Columbia University]], writes, "Birmingham had one notably...
35: ...y of Denver. Her name is a variation on the [[Italian]] musical term "con dolcezza" which is a directi...
37: ...[[1963]]. Rice states that growing up during [[racial segregation|segregation]] taught her determinati...
41: ...an classes with the goal of becoming a concert [[pianist]]. Her plans changed when she attended a cour...
43: ...uage|English]], she speaks [[Russian language|Russian]], [[French language|French]], and [[Spanish lan... - Debbie Stabenow (3609 bytes)
3: ...U.S. Senate, and along with [[Washington]]'s [[Maria Cantwell]] the first woman to defeat an incumbent...
5: ...house. She also served in the State Senate from [[1991]]-[[1994]]. She was elected to the [[United State...
7: ...trition and Forestry]], and the [[U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging]]. She introduced the [[Medic... - Margaret Thatcher (46377 bytes)
29: ...foreign relations, Thatcher maintained the "[[special relationship]]" with the [[United States]], and ...
31: ...-scale [[unemployment]], especially in the industrial heartlands of [[northern England]], and increase...
36: ... politics, serving as an [[Alderman]] (while officially described as '[[Whig|Liberal]] Independent', i...
38: ...rman of the [[Oxford University Conservative Association]] in [[1946]], the third woman to hold the po...
41: ...r|Mark]] were born. On returning to work, she specialised in tax issues. - Gloria Steinem (3728 bytes)
1: [[Image:Steinem.jpg|right|thumb|195px| Gloria Steinem.]]
2: '''Gloria Steinem''' (born [[March 25]], [[1934]]) is a [[U...
5: ...h her mother in Toledo. As a child in Toledo, Gloria cared for her ill mother and helped to support th...
8: ...e graduated in [[1956]] and left to study in [[India]] for two years.
12: ...ng this time she toured the country with the brilliant lawyer [[Florynce Rae Kennedy | Florynce Rae ("... - Isabel Allende (3632 bytes)
1: ...[Salvador Allende]], see [[Isabel Allende (politician)]]''
8: ...Bolivia]] and then to [[Lebanon]]. While in Bolivia, Allende attended an [[United States|American]] p...
10: ...nited Nations]]' [[FAO]] in [[Santiago, Chile|Santiago]], and later in [[Brussels, Belgium]], and else...
12: Beginning in 1967, Allende was on the editorial staff for ''Paula'' magazine, and from 1973 to 1...
14: ...3, Allende's play ''El embajador'' debuted in Santiago. On [[September 11]] that same year, her uncle ... - Margaret Atwood (6318 bytes)
2: ...ria University in the University of Toronto|Victoria College]] in [[Toronto]]. After living in various...
4: ...ed work. She has also been associated with [[Canadian nationalism]] in the [[1960s]] and [[1970s]].
6: ...anks as a key figure in [[Canadian poetry]], especially as one of [[Toronto]]'s new voices in the [[19...
8: ...ders know Atwood for her tale of a future [[dystopia]] in the science fiction [[novel]] ''[[The Handma...
10: ... championed by [[Toronto]] City Councillor [[Olivia Chow]] in [[2005]]. In addition, the [[French lan... - Mae Jemison (5527 bytes)
3: ...ucted experiments in [[life sciences]] and [[material sciences]], and was co-investigator in the [[Bon...
5: ...|Chemical engineer]], scientist, [[medicine|physician]], teacher and [[astronaut]], she has a wide ran...
7: ...ctice, working with CIGNA Health Plans of California.
11: ... a medical clerkship in [[Thailand]] at a [[Cambodia]]n refugee camp. She completed her internship at ...
13: ...students ages 12 to 16, that utilizes an experiential curriculum. - Valentina Tereshkova (2387 bytes)
5: ...four hundred applicants, five were selected: [[Tatiana Kuznetsova]], [[Irina Solov'yova]], [[Zhanna Ye...
7: ...ok 6]], and became the first woman and first civilian to fly into space. Her call sign in this flight ...
9: ...S|air force]] and the cosmonaut corps by presidential order.
11: ...ctor. They divorced in [[1982]], though their marriage collapsed long before. Her second husband, Dr. ... - Grace Hopper (7469 bytes)
3: ... at Vassar in 1931; by [[1941]] she was an [[associate professor]].
7: ...was [[A-0]]. Later versions were released commercially as the [[ARITH-MATIC]], [[MATH-MATIC]] and [[F...
14: ...or computer vendors. These tests, and their official administration, were taken over in the 1980s by ...
16: ...to her promotion to Commodore by special Presidential appointment. By [[1985]] she became a [[rear ad...
22: ...dence and is now owned by Arlington County, Virginia. - Aretha Franklin (7875 bytes)
2: ...le vocalist ever by such industry publications/media outlets as [[Rolling Stone]] and [[VH1]].
6: ...ye Your Baby with a Dixie Melody."'' Though Columbia really wanted her as a jazz singer, the results n...
8: ...I went to Atlantic, they just sat me down at the piano and the hits started coming."
10: ...'''Amazing Grace'''' were two of her most influential full-length releases, the latter a double LP of ...
16: ...85]]. Most critics dismiss her post-Atlantic material as far inferior to the legendary recordings of t... - Sofia Gubaidulina (8325 bytes)
1: ...na''') (born [[October 24]], [[1931]]) is a [[Russia]]n-[[Tatar]] [[composer]] of deeply religious mus...
3: ... [[Tatar Republic]]. She studied composition and piano at the [[Kazan]] Conservatory, graduating in 19...
5: During her studies in [[Soviet]] Russia, her music was labeled "irresponsible" for its ex...
11: ...n 2000 project in commemoration of [[Johann Sebastian Bach]]. Her contribution was the [[Johannes-Pass...
18: * Quintet for piano, two violins, viola, and violoncello (1957) - Joni Mitchell (9996 bytes)
3: ...g in [[Toronto]] and western Canada, she was associated with the burgeoning [[folk music]] scene of th...
5: ...n the unique texture to her voice, which was especially prominent in her later albums.
7: ...nt of the time. ''Clouds'' represented a commercial breakthrough, containing her first two songs wi...
9: ...he title is Laurel Canyon, [[Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles]]) as well as containing her first ma...
11: ... were piano led, some exhibiting the rhythms associated with [[Rock and roll|rock music]]. The rock i... - Alanis Morissette (25762 bytes)
2: ...June 1]], [[1974]]) is a successful [[Canada|Canadian]] [[singer-songwriter]] and occasional [[actor|a...
10: ...io]], [[Canada]], to schoolteachers Alan and Georgia Morissette. She has an older brother, Chad, and a...
12: ...9 years old, she went to the home of singer [[Olivia Newton-John]], one of her early idols, and said o...
21: ...ter, Morissette auditioned for a role on the Canadian children's television show ''[[You Can't Do That...
25: :''Take a trip to New York with your guardian'' - Sheryl Crow (8611 bytes)
7: ...[1980s]] when she moved to [[Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles]] and found work as a [[backup vocali...
9: ... producer|producer]] Bill Bottrell and other musicians to form what they called "The Tuesday Night Mus...
19: ...al spins and guest appearances by many other musicians including [[Stevie Nicks]], the [[Dixie Chicks]...
23: ...bsite were closed for a number of weeks. The official reason for the closure was "technical difficulti...
29: ...ntributed many songs to movie soundtracks and special projects that were never made available elsewher...
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