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- List of explorers (24013 bytes)
1: ...rs, and for the [[Ford Motor Company|Ford Motor Company's]] large [[Sport utility vehicle|SUV]], see ...
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6: *[[Diogo de Azambuja]] ([[15th century]] [[Portuguese]] explorer o...
8: *[[Francisco de Almeida]] ([[16th century]] [[Portuguese]] naval expl...
11: ...ncisco Alvarez]] ([[16th century]] [[Portuguese]] missionary and explorer in [[Ethiopia]]) - History of China (45919 bytes)
2: ...ion and emigration merged to create the familiar image of Chinese culture and people today.
5: == Prehistoric times ==
7: ...enter, where the first villages were founded; the most archaeologically significant of those was foun...
14: ...guage|Chinese]]: 三代; [[pinyin]]: sāndài) that the historical China begins to appe...
15: ... provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clipart]]] - Erik the Red (5731 bytes)
2: ...nd was therefore also called, [[patronymic|patronymically]], Erik Torvaldsson (or Eiríkr Þorvaldsso...
4: ...ries"). Gunnbjorn's accidental discovery pushed him aside in the history of Greenland and Erik the Re...
6: ...ommodities such as seal (used for rope), ivory from tusks, and beached whales if they happened to be ...
8: ... the journey successfully; of the other eleven, some turned back, while others were lost at sea.
10: ...entury]], shortly before [[Christopher Columbus]] made his fateful journey. - Christopher Columbus (44177 bytes)
1: ... He believed that the [[earth]] was a relatively small [[sphere]], and argued that a ship could reach...
2: ... provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip Art]]]
3: ... first to reach the Americas, they inaugurated permanent contact between the New and Old Worlds.
5: ...e: less than two decades later, the existence of America was known to the general public throughout E...
7: ..., the anniversary of Columbus' landing in the Bahamas) is celebrated as a [[Holiday|holiday]]. - Burundi (13403 bytes)
1: ... [[Dar es Salaam]]. The country's name derives from its [[Bantu languages|Bantu]] language, [[Kirundi...
3: ...mands for political participation of the [[Hutu]] majority.
6: native_name = Republika y'u Burundi<br>R鰵bliq...
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8: image_flag = Burundi flag large.png | - List of people by name: Ad (7741 bytes)
5: ..., (1890-1947), Lieutenant general and Japanese commander in [[New Guinea]]
6: *[[Adachi Kagemori]], (died 1248), Japanese warrior
7: *[[Adachi Morinaga]], (1135-1200), Japanese warrior
8: ...ir, John]], (died 1722), Scottish surveyor and mapmaker
9: ...dair, John]], (1757-1840), U.S. soldier and statesman, governor of Kentuvky - List of people by name: Ah (925 bytes)
3: *[[Ah-Kin]], musician
4: ...ertie]], (born [[1951]]), [[Taoiseach|Irish prime minister]] and leader of [[Fianna Fᩬ]]
7: ...dt, Karl Gustav]], ([[1910]]-[[1985]]), Danish film actor
8: ...ars Valerian]], ([[1907]]-[[1996]]), Finnish mathematician
9: ...[[Olof Ũlstr?hlstr?Olof]] ([[1756]]-[[1835]]), composer - Empress Wu (14478 bytes)
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3: .... 19, [[690]]<sup><small><small>4</sup></small></small>|
4: .... 22, [[705]]<sup><small><small>5</sup></small></small>|
5: dynasty=Zhou (&#21608;)| - Golda Meir (10143 bytes)
1: ...jpg|frame|right|Golda Meir was the fourth [[Prime Minister of Israel]]]]
2: ...ed to [[Philadelphia]] when he was a teenager; he moved back to Israel after graduate school and was ...
4: ==Born in the Russian empire==
6: ...he family followed in [[1906]]. They settled in [[Milwaukee]], [[Wisconsin]].
8: ==Emigration to the United States, 1906== - The Valiant Five (3833 bytes)
1: ...er the question, "Are women persons?" The case came to be known as the '''Persons Case'''.
3: The women, all of whom were from [[Alberta]], were:
5: ... (the [[British Empire|British Empire's]] first woman judge);
6: ...omen's leader, activist and first woman [[Cabinet minister]] in Alberta);
7: ...e Mooney McClung]] (a famous [[suffragist]] and member of the Alberta legislature); - Madalyn Murray O'Hair (6271 bytes)
1: ...atheist]], founder of [[American Atheists]] and campaigned for the [[separation of church and state]]...
3: ==Birth, marriage and children==
4: ...[[1954]] she gave birth to another son (Jon Garth Murray) by a different father.
6: ==An American atheist==
7: ...d to Madalyn Murray as ''the most hated woman in America''. - Margaret Sanger (12025 bytes)
1: [[Image:MargaretSanger-Underwood.LOC.jpg|thumb|Margaret Sanger.]]
2: ...upport of the public and the courts and was instrumental in opening the way to universal access to bi...
5: ... [[White Plains]]. In [[1902]], she married William Sanger. Although stricken by tuberculosis, she ga...
7: ...obscene]] the dissemination of contraceptive information and devices.
9: ... following year, she returned to the U.S. and resumed her activities, launching the periodical ''The ... - Gloria Steinem (3728 bytes)
1: ...Image:Steinem.jpg|right|thumb|195px| Gloria Steinem.]]
2: ... is the founder and original publisher of ''[[Ms. magazine]]''.
5: ...cared for her ill mother and helped to support them both.
8: ...cally active, working for [[Adlai Stevenson]]'s campaign. She graduated in [[1956]] and left to study...
9: ...lance writer]] through the publication of her infamous undercover expose in working as a [[Playboy bu... - Jackie Cochran (7825 bytes)
1: ...ust 7]], [[1980]]) was a pioneer [[United States|American]] [[aviatrix]].
3: [[Image:JacquelineCochran.JPG|thumb|Jacqueline Cochran]]
4: ... prestigious salon in [[Saks Fifth Avenue]] department store.
6: ... [[1954]] the [[Associated Press]] named her "''Woman of the Year in Business''."
8: ...d used his Hollywood connections to get [[Marilyn Monroe]] to endorse her line of lipstick. - Bessie Coleman (4340 bytes)
1: ...ack licensed pilot in the world. Ms. Coleman was married briefly to Charles Wilson Pankey.
3: <table align=right><tr><td>[[Image:BessieColeman.jpg]]</td></tr></table>
4: ...Colored Agricultural and Normal University, Oklahoma (now Langton University) until her funds ran out...
6: ...tter than African-American women because French women were pilots already.
8: ...nd her beauty to promote his newspaper, and to promote her cause. - Ada Lovelace (5406 bytes)
1: [[image:AdaLovelace1.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Ada Lovelace]]
2: ...er 10]], [[1815]] - [[November 27]], [[1852]]) is mainly known for having written a description of
3: ...es Babbage]]'s early mechanical general-purpose computer, the [[analytical engine]].
6: ...yron, taking 1-month old Ada with her. On [[April 21]], Byron signed the Deed of Separation and left ...
8: ... active member of [[London]] society, she was a member of the [[Bluestockings]] in her youth. - Clara Barton (9023 bytes)
1: ...[[nurse]] Clara Barton, first president of the [[American Red Cross]]'']]
2: ...rit" and is best remembered for organizing the [[American Red Cross]].
4: == Youth, education, family nursing ==
6: ...many questions, and each sibling taught her complementary skills. When Clara started school at age 4,...
8: ...." This was an early indication of what would become Clara's lifework. - Jane Delano (3466 bytes)
1: ...]], [[France]], was a nurse and founder of the [[American Red Cross Nursing Service]].
3: <table align=left><tr><td>[[Image:JaneADelano.jpg]]</td></tr></table>
4: ...in [[Bisbee, Arizona]] until accepting an appointment as the Superintendent of Nurses at University ...
6: ...n Nurses Association and chair of the National Committee of the Red Cross Nursing Service.
8: ... nurses played vital roles with the United States military. - Helena Petrovna Blavatsky (8386 bytes)
1: [[Image:Hpb.jpg|thumb|right|Helena Blavatsky]]
2: ...na Blavatsky''' or '''Madame Blavatsky''' was the founder of [[Theosophy]].
5: ...She was cared for by servants who believed in the many superstitions of Old Russia, and apparently en...
7: ...omb), which closed after dissatisfied customers complained of fraudulent activities.
9: ...laws]] of how they work rather than performing them herself. - Aimee Semple McPherson (13395 bytes)
1: ...R><small>''Aimee Semple McPherson (1890-1944)''</small></center></div>
3: ...d media sensation in the [[1920s]] and [[1930s]], founder of the [[International Church of the Foursquare G...
7: ...ir small town, prompting the couple to elope to [[Michigan]].)
9: ...teenager]], however, she became an avowed [[Atheism|atheist]], and began her public speaking career a...
11: ....jpeg]]<small><br>Robert and Aimee Semple, 1910</small></div>
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