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- History of China (45919 bytes)
2: ...ces from many parts of Asia as well as successive waves of immigration and emigration merged to create...
7: ...d; the most archaeologically significant of those was found at [[Banpo]], [[Xi'an]].
14: ...d during the [[Xia Dynasty]], and that this model was perpetuated in the successor [[Shang Dynasty|Sha...
18: ...e, where a bronze smelter from around [[2000 BC]] was unearthed. Early markings from this period, foun...
28: ...122 BC - 256 BC)|Zhou]] king until [[256 BC]], he was largely a figurehead and held little real power. - Gro Harlem Brundtland (3306 bytes)
3: ...dtland''' (born [[April 20]], [[1939]]) is a [[Norway|Norwegian]] politician and [[physician]], and an...
5: ...Minister February - October [[1981]]; her cabinet was renowned internationally for having 8 female min...
7: ...m for the 1992 [[Earth Summit]] / [[UNCED]], that was headed by [[Maurice Strong]], who had been a pro...
9: ... 3, [[1990]] until October 25, [[1996]], when she was succeeded by [[Thorbj?agland]]. She resigned as ...
11: ...espiratory syndrome|SARS]]. Gro Harlem Brundtland was succeeded, on [[July 21]], [[2003]], by [[Jong-W... - Condoleezza Rice (23116 bytes)
29: ...firmed her nomination by a vote of 85-13, and she was sworn in later that day.
31: ...nal Security Advisor]] during his first term. She was the second African American (after Powell) and t...
34: ...ho preached on weekends; Rice's mother, Angelena, was a teacher." [http://www.newyorker.com/fact/conte...
37: ...supremacy|white supremacists]] on September 15, [[1963]]. Rice states that growing up during [[racial se...
47: ...as quietly cerebral, friendly but decorous, and always popular among students. They often saw her exer... - Madalyn Murray O'Hair (6271 bytes)
1: ...nowiki>Hair''' ([[April 13]] [[1919]] - [[1995]]) was an [[United States|American]] [[atheist]], found...
4: ...Murray Jr. and bore him a child (William). Murray was a married [[Roman Catholic]] and refused to divo...
7: ... schools in the [[United States]]. Public opinion was such that in [[1964]] [[Life magazine|''Life'' m...
11: ...[[Christianity]] and became [[born again]] at Gateway [[Baptist]] Church in [[Dallas, Texas]].
18: ... to withdraw the missing funds and murdered them. Waters eventually pled guilty to reduced charges and... - Gloria Steinem (3728 bytes)
5: ... Steinem was born in [[Toledo, Ohio]]. Her father was an antiques salesman. With his family in tow, h...
9: ...ine and also freelanced for other magazines. In [[1963]] she became a full-time [[freelance writer]] thr...
11: == Political Awakening and Activism ==
12: ... role, Gloria managed to organize her lectures in ways that also brought other notable feminists to th...
14: ...azine|Ms.]]'' and wrote for the magazine until it was sold in [[1987]]. Although ''Ms.'' has had a num... - Isabel Allende (3632 bytes)
6: Allende was born in [[Lima, Peru]], to diplomat Tom᳠Allend...
10: ...6, Allende returned to Chile, and her son Nicol᳠was born there that year.
12: Beginning in 1967, Allende was on the editorial staff for ''Paula'' magazine, a...
14: ...] that same year, her uncle was overthrown in the wake of a violent coup and died of his wounds (wheth...
16: ...its]]'' (1982). The book was a great success and was later made into a film (''[[The House of the Spi... - Isak Dinesen (2959 bytes)
3: ...17]], [[1885]] – [[September 7]], [[1962]]) was a [[pen name]] for the [[Denmark|Danish]] author...
5: ...the [[Canada|Canadian]] army in the [[First World War]].
7: ...1, and the Baron returned to Denmark. The divorce was finalized in 1925. Karen Blixen remained in Keny...
9: ...r the pseudonym of ''Pierre Andrezel''. She was awarded the [[Tagea Brandt Rejselegat]] in [[1939]].
26: * ''Ehrengard'' (posthumous 1963, USA) - Ayn Rand (18001 bytes)
11: ..., born '''Alissa "Alice" Zinovievna Rosenbaum''', was a popular and controversial [[United States|Amer...
19: ...udy screenwriting; in late [[1925]], however, she was granted a [[Visa (document)|visa]] to visit Amer...
24: ...ese films were re-edited into a new version which was approved by Rand and re-released as ''We the Liv...
26: ...pite these initial struggles ''The Fountainhead'' was successful, bringing Rand fame and financial sec...
31: ...helped foster a crippling culture of resentment towards individual human happiness, flourishment, and ... - Nathalie Sarraute (1197 bytes)
2: ...ed [[October 19]], [[1999]] in [[Paris, France]], was a lawyer and a [[Francophone]] writer of [[Russi...
4: ..., history, and sociology and became a lawyer. She was also equally interested in [[20th century]] lite...
13: * ''The Golden Fruit'', [[1963]] - Sally Ride (1826 bytes)
1: ...r women preceded her: [[Valentina Tereshkova]] ([[1963]]) and [[Svetlana Savitskaya]] ([[1982]]), both f...
5: ...ard-Westlake School]]). She initially attended [[Swarthmore College]] but received her bachelor's degr...
19: ...d/whos_who_level2/ride.html And an address if you want to write to her.] - Valentina Tereshkova (2387 bytes)
3: ...n [[outer space|space]], aboard [[Vostok 6]] in [[1963]].
5: ...ting]] at the local [[Aeroclub]]. In [[1962]] she was selected to join the female cosmonaut corps. Out...
7: ...n to fly into space. Her call sign in this flight was '''Chayka''' ([[English]]: [[Seagull]]; {{lang-r...
9: ...mmittee of the Communist Party]]. In [[1997]] she was retired from the [[VVS|air force]] and the cosmo...
11: On [[November 3]] [[1963]] she married fellow cosmonaut [[Andrian Nikolaye... - Maria Goeppert-Mayer (4176 bytes)
1: ...[June 28]], [[1906]] - [[February 20]], [[1972]]) was born Maria G?rt in [[Katowice]] (then in [[Germa...
3: ...indaus]]. In [[1930]] G?rt married Dr. [[Joseph Edward Mayer]], the assistant of James Franck. The cou...
5: ...s work she received a Nobel Prize in Physics in [[1963]] together with [[Eugene Paul Wigner]] and [[J. H...
7: She was awarded the Novel for discovering the reasons as to w...
9: :"Think of a roomful of waltzers. Suppose they go round the room in circles,... - Josephine Baker (5957 bytes)
3: ... [[1975]]), born '''Freda Josephine McDonald''', was an [[African American]] dancer, actress and sing...
5: ...red [[vaudeville]] as a teen, gradually heading toward [[New York City]] during the [[Harlem Renaissan...
7: ...accompanied by her pet [[leopard]], Chiquita, who was adorned with a [[diamond]] collar. The leopard f...
9: ...ices common to the era. The writer [[Ernest Hemingway]] called her "the most sensational woman anyone ...
11: ...to a sophisticated cultural figure. (The marriage was reportedly a publicity stunt and not legally bin... - Ella Fitzgerald (9400 bytes)
2: ...[[singer]]s, and the winner of thirteen [[Grammy Award]]s. Gifted with a three-octave vocal range, she...
4: ...s|USA]] and raised in [[Yonkers, New York]]. She was left on her own as an orphan at age 14.
6: ... Can't Sing It), You'll Have to Swing It", but it was her version of the [[nursery rhyme]], "[[A Tiske...
10: ...s imitations of other singers: in particular, she was able to render quite perfectly [[Marilyn Monroe]...
12: ...ch she was one of the few to sing - in her unique way - the little known lyrics. - Aretha Franklin (7875 bytes)
2: ...competitive [[Grammys]] (including 8 consecutive awards from 1968-1975) and she is normally ranked as...
6: ...s talents. Her greatest and most innovative work was yet to come.
8: ... the 1960s, including ''"I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You)",'' a much more soulful and impassio...
10: ...e Over Troubled Water (song)|Bridge Over Troubled Water]]"), [[Sam Cooke]] and [[The Drifters]]. ''''...
12: ...virtually unchallenged, winning eight successive awards for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance; she lat... - Sofia Gubaidulina (8325 bytes)
3: ...ay Peyko until 1959, and then with Shebalin until 1963.
5: ...tion of alternate [[musical tuning|tunings]]. She was supported, however, by [[Dmitri Shostakovich]], ...
11: ...on of [[Johann Sebastian Bach]]. Her contribution was the [[Johannes-Passion (Gubaidulina)|Johannes-Pa...
58: *''In Erwartung (В ожида...
78: ...e Edge of Abyss'' for seven violoncelli and two [[waterphone]]s (2002) - Janis Joplin (8673 bytes)
2: ...y 19]], [[1943]] – [[October 4]], [[1970]]) was an American [[blues]]-influenced [[rock and roll...
4: Joplin was born in [[Port Arthur, Texas|Port Arthur]], [[Te...
6: ...throughout her career, and her trademark beverage was [[Southern Comfort]].
8: ...ig Brother and The Holding Company]], a band that was gaining some renown among the nascent [[hippie]]...
14: ...group, The [[Full Tilt Boogie Band]]. The result was the (posthumously released) ''[[Pearl (album)|Pe... - Tori Amos (27672 bytes)
3: ...' (born '''Myra Ellen Amos''' on [[August 22]], [[1963]]) is an [[United States|American]] [[singer]], [...
7: ... years at [[Richard Montgomery High School]], she was elected [[Homecoming Queen]], Most Likely to Suc...
10: ...Wall of Voodoo]], [[Sandra Bernhard]] and [[Al Stewart]]) as a backup vocalist. She also recorded a so...
13: ...the UK, it went straight to #1. A month later, it was released in America to breakthrough critical suc...
16: ... who considered it a step sideways rather than forwards from ''Little Earthquakes''. In February, she ... - Phoolan Devi (2526 bytes)
3: ...[[25 July]] [[2001]]), aka '''The Bandit Queen''' was an [[India]]n [[dacoit]]-turned-politician.
5: ... suffered vicious abuse from many assailants, she was finally driven to take up the life of a ''[[daco...
7: ...akur]] men in a village of Uttar Pradesh, in what was later dubbed the Behmai Massacre. She denied an...
11: ...s elected to Parliament as a member of the [[Samajwadi Party]].
13: On [[July 25]], [[2001]], she was gunned down by four men in front of her house in... - Mother Teresa (22682 bytes)
1: [[Image:Mother-teresa-03.jpg|thumb|Mother Teresa was born '''Agnes Gonxhe Bojaxhiu''']]
4: ...ty|poor]] of Calcutta (later renamed [[Kolkata]]) was widely reported.
6: ...nited States]] in [[1996]] (one of only six). She was [[Beatification|beatified]] by [[Pope John Paul ...
9: ...thnically [[Albania|Albanian]]. Her native tongue was [[Albanian]]. Her parents, Nikolla ( Kol렩 and ...
11: ...ed to train for missionary work in [[India]]. She was a member of the youth group in her local parish ...
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