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- Luwian language (1607 bytes)
3: ...he languages spoken by population groups in [[Arzawa]] and the [[Hittite]] Empire (in modern [[Turkey]...
8: ... Watkins|C. Watkins]], 182–204. [[Berlin]]: Walter de Gruyter. - 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. - List of people by name: Ad (7741 bytes)
6: *[[Adachi Kagemori]], (died 1248), Japanese warrior
7: *[[Adachi Morinaga]], (1135-1200), Japanese warrior
21: *[[Irmgard Adam-Schwaetzer|Adam-Schwaetzer, Irmgard]], (1942-), German government minis...
41: ...s Francis, Jr.]] (1835-1915), son of above, Civil War General and president of the [[Union Pacific Rai...
45: ...ams Cotto, Edwin]], (1978-2005), Puerto Rican who was convicted of drug dealing in the Laura Hernandez... - List of people by name: Ah (925 bytes)
7: ...v Ahlefeldt|Ahlefeldt, Karl Gustav]], ([[1910]]-[[1985]]), Danish film actor - List of people by name: Ai (1915 bytes)
12: *[[Howard Aiken|Aiken, Howard]], (1900-1973), computing pioneer
17: *[[Alvin Ailey|Ailey, Alvin]], (1931-1985), dancer, choreographer
22: *[[Aksel Airo|Airo, Aksel]], (1898-1985), Finnish general and strategist
26: *[[Queen Aiswarya|Aiswarya, Queen]], (died 2001), non-reigning Nepalese q... - Mary I of England (24813 bytes)
8: ...uary]] [[1516]] – [[17 November]] [[1558]]) was [[List of British monarchs|Queen of England]] an...
13: ...e a healthy son; Catherine's sixth and last child was a stillborn daughter.
15: ...scholar [[Juan Lu�Vives]] upon the subject, but was herself the Princess Mary's first teacher in Lat...
17: ... for an alliance with England. A marriage treaty was signed; it provided that the Princess Mary shoul...
19: ...l courts to the Pope were abolished, and the King was acknowledged as "Supreme Head" of the [[Church o... - Helen Clark (4005 bytes)
26: |Mt Albert, Owairaka
47: ...of Health and later as deputy Prime Minister. She was Leader of the Opposition during the National Par...
49: ...trol, both of which were combined with Defence in 1985 to form a single committee.
51: ...ry school teacher and her father was a farmer who was a [[New Zealand National Party|National Party]] ... - Mary Robinson (21825 bytes)
3: '''Mary Robinson''' (born [[21 May]] [[1944]]) was the first female [[President of Ireland]], servi...
23: ...]. Robinson was therefore born into a family that was a historical mix of rebels against the Crown and...
25: ... the permission of a bishop. In her twenties, she was appointed [[Reid Professor of Law]] in the colle...
27: ...caused a rift with her parents, although the rift was eventually overcome in subsequent years.
31: ...t to benefit members of her family). So unpopular was her campaign among fellow politicians that when ... - Margaret Thatcher (46377 bytes)
27: ...owned industries. Even before coming to power she was nicknamed the '''Iron Lady''' in [[Soviet Union|...
29: ...d Islands]] from [[Argentina]] in the [[Falklands War]].
33: ...nadequate advice and campaigning. In [[1992]] she was created '''Baroness Thatcher'''; since then her ...
36: ... control of Grantham Council in [[1945]], Roberts was not re-elected as an Alderman, a decision which ...
38: ...develop methods for preserving [[ice cream]]. She was a member of the team that developed the first so... - Margaret Atwood (6318 bytes)
2: ...raeme Gibson]]; her daughter, Jess Atwood Gibson, was born in [[1976]].
4: ...male dissatisfaction, predates issues of [[second-wave feminism]]. She also has a reputation for her d...
10: ...'The Handmaid's Tale'', ''La servante 飡rlate'', was included in the French version of the competitio...
14: ...an Officer of the [[Order of Canada]] in 1973 and was promoted to Companion in 1981.
24: ...1985]]) - winner of the 1987 [[Arthur C. Clarke Award]] - Zora Neale Hurston (4470 bytes)
2: ...est-known work is most likely ''[[Their Eyes Were Watching God]]''.
5: Hurston was born in [[Notasulga, Alabama]] and grew up in [[...
11: ... hide is worth money. Hit me if you dare! Ah'll wash yo' tub uh 'gator guts and dat quick."
13: ...was making a caricature of Black culture and thus was not deserving of respect. Recently, however, cr...
15: ...as aligned with Wright's writings, Hurston's work was ignored because it simply didn't fit in with thi... - 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 ... - Grace Hopper (7469 bytes)
1: ...]], [[1992]]) was an early computer pioneer. She was the first [[programmer]] for the [[Mark I Calcul...
3: ...ng mathematics at Vassar in 1931; by [[1941]] she was an [[associate professor]].
5: ...rite a program for it. At the end of the war she was discharged from the Navy, but she continued to w...
7: ...was known as the A compiler and its first version was [[A-0]]. Later versions were released commercia...
9: ...bler]]s of the time. It is fair to say that COBOL was based very much on her philosophy. - Helen Sawyer Hogg (1921 bytes)
3: ...t 1]], [[1905]] – [[January 28]], [[1993]]) was a prolific [[astronomy|astronomer]] noted for he...
9: ...self as a leader in the field of astronomy. In [[1985]], she married [[F. E. L. Priestley]] (Francis Et...
11: ...stronomy]] in [[1949]] and the [[Klumpke-Roberts Award]] in [[1983]].
13: ...as made an Officer of the [[Order of Canada]] and was promoted to Companion in [[1976]]. - 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... - Joni Mitchell (9996 bytes)
3: ...ly working in [[Toronto]] and western Canada, she was associated with the burgeoning [[folk music]] sc...
5: ...ay explain the unique texture to her voice, which was especially prominent in her later albums.
7: ...iting credit to hit the charts, "Urge for Going", was a success for country singer [[George Hamilton I...
9: ... the [[Woodstock Festival|music festival]], which was later a hit for both [[Crosby, Stills and Nash]]...
11: ... On, I'm a Radio". ''[[Court and Spark]]'' (1974) was a huge success, producing the international hit ... - Tori Amos (27672 bytes)
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 ...
23: ...ition to piano. The single "Caught A Lite Sneeze" was a hit in the UK, and the [[Armand Van Helden]] r... - Hildegard of Bingen (14070 bytes)
3: ...16]] [[1098]] – [[September 17]], [[1179]]) was a [[German people|German]] [[abbess]], [[Monasti...
6: ...und her. Upon Jutta's death in [[1136]] Hildegard was chosen superior of the community, and eventually...
8: ...out writing her visions, holding them inside. She was finally convinced to write by members of her ord...
10: ==The Awakening==
11: ...only to Jutta and another monk, named Volmar, who was to become her lifelong secretary. However, in 11... - 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 ... - Penny Marshall (1609 bytes)
3: She was born '''Carole Penelope Masciarelli''' in [[The ...
7: Marshall was married to actor and director [[Rob Reiner]] ([[...
9: ...ce the mid-[[1980s]], including ''[[Big]]'', ''[[Awakenings]]'' and ''[[A League of Their Own]]''.
19: *''[[Movers & Shakers]]'' (1985)
30: *''[[Awakenings]]'' (1990)
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