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- Victoria of the United Kingdom (38571 bytes)
9: ...the height of the [[Industrial Revolution]], a period of great social, economic, and technological cha...
14: ...he occupied a high position in the line of succession, Victoria was taught only [[German language|Germ...
16: ... would an adult. In order to prevent such a scenario, Parliament passed the ''[[Regency Act 1831]]'', ...
18: ...h young Victoria, and that he entered into a relationship with her in order to gain social status (he ...
20: ... [[Order-in-Council]] partially reversed the decision by granting [[Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom... - Marie Antoinette (40871 bytes)
2: ... guillotined at the height of the [[French Revolution]].
13: ...red as child, Maria-Antonia had little real education. She was flighty, artistic and read almost nothi...
22: ...lection of gems was valued at approximately 2 million [[livre]]s. Marie-Antoinette then received King ...
27: ...nt back to [[Austria]]. The young dauphine's position was not helped by the fact that she had earned t...
30: ...she was assisted out of bed and dressed by the various high-ranking noblewomen who were her ladies-in-... - Rani Lakshmi Bai (4917 bytes)
1: ...]] of northern [[India]], was one of the great nationalist heroes of the [[Revolt of 1857]], and a sym...
5: ... girl fell to her father. She completed her education and martial training, which included horse ridin...
9: ==Annexation==
10: ...a's heir and successor as per the [[Hindu]] tradition, the British rulers rejected Rani's claim that D...
12: ...ermined to defend Jhansi. She proclaimed her decision with the famous words :''Mai apni Jhansi nahi do... - Emmeline Pankhurst (1950 bytes)
3: ...d with the struggle for votes for women in the period immediately preceding [[World War I]].
5: ...], both of whom would make a substantial contribution to the campaign in different ways.
7: ...eeing her most ardently pursued goal come to fruition: the right to vote for women in the United Kingd... - George Eliot (6014 bytes)
1: [[Image:george_eliot.jpg|thumb|right|George Eliot]]
3: ...''', better known by the [[pen name]] '''George Eliot''' ([[22 November]] [[1819]] - [[22 December]] [...
5: ...rutiny and to prevent scandals attending her relationship with [[George Henry Lewes]].
7: ==Biography==
8: ...[George Henry Lewes]] in an extramarital cohabitation. - Sofia Kovalevskaya (3306 bytes)
3: ...aristocracy, a Hungarian king in particular; in [[1858]] he was permitted to change his surname to [[Mat...
5: ...Academician) and had more education and "appreciation of the finer things" than her husband.
7: ...s, applying the then-new theory of [[Abelian function]]s (and thus "justifying" the enormous effort th...
9: ...thoven)|''Pathetique'' Sonata]], to get his attention, but he was focused on the older sister Anna and...
22: ...: Sofia Kovalevskaia -- Scientist, Writer, Revolutionary</cite> (Rutgers University Press, 1983) - Florence Nightingale (15657 bytes)
3: ...odern [[nurse|nursing]]. Each year, the [[International Nurses Day]] is celebrated on her birth annive...
9: ... of the poor and indigent. She announced her decision to her family in [[1845]], evoking intense anger...
11: ...the [[Poor Laws]], extending far beyond the provision of medical care.
13: In [[1846]] she visited [[Kaiserwerth]], a pioneering hospital established and managed by an ord...
15: == Rejection of marriage proposal == - Helena Petrovna Blavatsky (8386 bytes)
4: == Biography ==
5: ...for by servants who believed in the many superstitions of Old Russia, and apparently encouraged her to...
7: ... [[1871]], on a boat bound for [[Cairo]] an explosion claimed Agardi’s life, but H.P. Blavatsky ...
9: ...udience]]. One new feat of hers was [[materialization]], that is, producing physical objects out of no...
15: ... divine knowledge had corrupted it in the translation. Her claim that esoteric spiritual knowledge is... - Nile (13738 bytes)
8: ...Greek name for the Nile was ''Aigyptos'' (Αιγυπτος), wh...
14: ...n to 3.4 million km² (1.1 million to 1.3 million mile²).
20: ...quatorial East Africa, and the Blue Nile, from Ethiopia. Both branches formed on the western flanks o...
30: ...the rest of the year the great rivers draining Ethiopia to the Nile (Sobat, Blue Nile, and Atbara) flo...
36: ...int north, the Nile diminishes because of evaporation. - James Buchanan (15634 bytes)
40: | '''Occupation:'''
52: ==Biography==
53: ...t Congress). He was not a candidate for renomination in [[1830]]. Buchanan served as one of the mana...
55: ...xual]] relationship began at the time and have periodically been revived by historians, but there isn'...
57: ... He was chairman of the Committee on Foreign Relations (Twenty-fourth through Twenty-sixth Congresses)... - Abraham Lincoln (48771 bytes)
31: | '''Profession:''' || [[Lawyer]]
44: ...|seceded]][[Confederate States of America#International Diplomacy and Legal Status |<small><sup>1</sup...
46: ...f the peace issue in the [[U.S. presidential election, 1864|1864 presidential campaign]].
48: ...e stage for the complete abolition of the institution.
50: ... is criticized by some for overstepping the traditional bounds of executive power. - William A. Wheeler (2833 bytes)
33: ! [[Profession]]:
46: ...was a delegate to the state constitutional conventions in [[1867]] and [[1868]], and was elected to th...
48: Wheeler was not a candidate for reelection, having been nominated in [[1876]] as the Republ...
51: ...hester A. Arthur]]|years=[[U.S. presidential election, 1876|1876]] (won)}}
52: {{succession box|title=[[Vice President of the United States]... - Flag of Minnesota (1701 bytes)
2: ... was the 19th [[U.S. state|state]] to enter the Union after the original 13. The largest star represen...
4: ...nt of Minnesota), 1858 (statehood) and 1893 (adoption of the first state flag) appeared in gold around... - South Dakota (14035 bytes)
11: LargestCity = [[Sioux Falls, South Dakota|Sioux Falls]] |
13: PostalAbbreviation = SD |
38: ...ddle West. It is named after the [[Lakota]] ([[Sioux]]) [[Native American|American Indian]] tribe.
39: South Dakota was admitted to the Union on [[November 2]], [[1889]]. [[North Dakota]] wa...
41: ...], to the south by [[Nebraska]], to the east by [[Iowa]] and [[Minnesota]], and to the west by [[Wyomi... - Oregon (26551 bytes)
12: PostalAbbreviation = OR |
36: ...the most fertile and agriculturally productive regions in the world. Oregon is known for its abundant ...
38: ...12;ɔɹ.ə.gən]}}. The pronunciation {{IPA|[ˈɔɹ.ə.ˌgɑn]...
41: ...ted States|Americans]]: simple living, [[conservation]], and [[urban growth boundary|limited growth]]....
43: ...has pioneered some innovative solutions to the nation's environmental problems, such as the [[Oregon B... - Minnesota (26682 bytes)
13: PostalAbbreviation = MN |
24: AdmittanceDate = [[May 11]], [[1858]] |
36: ...tates]], having joined the Union on [[May 11]], [[1858]].
37: ...r the [[Minnesota River]], ''mini sota'', variously translated "smoky-white water" or "sky-tinted...
39: ... [[Midwest]]ern United States and is in the subregion known as the [[Upper Midwest]]. The most signif... - Timeline of invention (28171 bytes)
1: This is a chronological list of [[invention]]s.
3: ...the first practical, fielded version of the invention is used here.
30: * [[Irrigation]] in the [[Fertile Crescent]]
48: ** [[Fermentation]] to produce [[beer]] in [[Sumeria]]
54: * [[Spoke|Spoked]] wheel [[chariot]] in the [[Ancient Near East|Middle East]] - List of people by name: Q (4474 bytes)
11: ...|Qawi, Dwight Muhammad]], (born 1953), world champion boxer, boxing trainer
19: *[[Domenico Quaglio the Younger|Quaglio, Domenico, the Younger]], (1787-1837), painter
23: ...ary Quant|Quant, Mary]], (born 1934), British fashion designer
33: *[[Juda Quastel|Quastel, Juda]], British/Canada biochemist
38: ...]], (1858-1913), socialist politician and trade unionist - List of people by name: Y (12717 bytes)
31: ...ing]], (born 1980), [[National Basketball Association|NBA]] [[Basketball]] player, [[Houston Rockets]]
129: *[[Thom Yorke|Yorke, Thom]], of [[Radiohead]]
148: ...oung|Young, Brigham]], (1801-1877), American religious leader
160: *[[Horatio Nelson Young|Young, Horatio Nelson]], (1845-1913), military hero
170: ... Young|Young, Mae]], (born 1923), American professional wrestler, manager - Achilles Tatius (1791 bytes)
1: ...hig]], 1856; [[Hercher]], 1858. There are translations in many languages; in English by [[Anthony Hodg...
3: ...anologion'' of [[Petavius]], with a Latin translation, 1630. Nothing definite is known as to the autho...
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