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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. - November 4 (10686 bytes)
7: ...twerp (city)|Antwerp]] (after three days the city was nearly destroyed).
11: ...ton]] opens in [[Seattle, Washington|Seattle]], [[Washington]] as the Territorial University
12: * [[1864]] - [[American Civil War]]: [[Battle of Johnsonville]] - [[Confederate St...
15: ...ajority of the [[Ethiopia]]n nobility, paving the way for him to be crowned [[emperor]].
16: ... first deep-level [[London Underground|tube]] railway opens between [[King William Street]] and [[Stoc... - List of people by name: Ac (3800 bytes)
12: *[[Edward Goodrich Acheson|Acheson, Edward Goodrich]] (1856-1931)
49: *[[Edward Ackroyd|Ackroyd, Edward]] (1810-1887)
52: *[[Milton Acorn|Acorn, Milton]], (1923-1986), poet - Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (35966 bytes)
11: ...ent]] to the British throne, [[Charles, Prince of Wales]].
15: ...e]] and his wife, the Countess of Strathmore. She was named after her mother, while her two middle nam...
17: ... United Kingdom|The Prince of Wales, later King Edward VIII]].
20: ...ion by the [[Archbishop of Canterbury]] and has always been a strong believer in the [[Church of Engla...
23: ...acuated]] to [[Windsor Castle]], Berkshire. There was some suggestion that the princesses be sent to [... - Elizabeth I of England (34338 bytes)
7: ...loriana''', or '''Good Queen Bess''', Elizabeth I was the fifth and final monarch of the [[Tudor dynas...
9: ... father [[Henry VIII of England|Henry VIII]], she was a writer and poet. She granted [[Royal Charter]]...
11: The reign was marked by prudence in the granting of [[British ...
13: ...and afterwards a member of the [[United States]], was named after Elizabeth I, the "Virgin Queen".
16: ... succession after [[Edward VI of England|Prince Edward]] under the [[English Act of Succession|Act of ... - Mary of Teck (14662 bytes)
3: ...SH|''Her Serene Highness'']]. To her family, she was known as '''''May'''''.
5: ...d the coronation of her successors. Known for the way she superbly bejeweled herself for formal events...
9: ... Austria.(Cite [[Almanach de Gotha]]). Her mother was [[Her Royal Highness]] [[Princess Mary Adelaide ...
11: ...he Duchess of Cambridge. Despite this, the family was deep in debt and had to flee abroad to avoid the...
13: ... her aunt every week without fail. During [[World War I]], the Swiss Embassy helped pass letters from ... - 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... - Kim Campbell (10679 bytes)
31: ...female head of a national government to date. She was also the second woman in history to sit at the t...
33: ...of British Columbia]] (B.A., LL.B.) and studied towards a doctorate in Soviet Government at the [[Lond...
35: ...1983]], and Campbell married [[Howard Eddy]] in [[1986]].
39: ...ia Social Credit Party|Social Credit]] party in [[1986]] and later unsuccessfully ran for the leadership...
43: ...ed, although the divorce was finalized before she was sworn in as Prime Minister. - Maria Cantwell (9094 bytes)
3: ... Senate|United States Senator]] from [[Washington|Washington state]] and is a member of the [[United S...
7: ...resentative [[Andrew Jacobs]]. Her mother, Rose, was an administrative assistant.
9: ...then moved to Seattle suburb [[Mountlake Terrace, Washington|Mountlake Terrace]] because it reminded h...
11: ==In the Washington and United States Houses==
13: ...ell became the youngest woman ever elected to the Washington State Legislature at the age of 28. She h... - Maria de Lurdes Pintasilgo (549 bytes)
1: ...'' ([[January 18]],[[1930]]-[[July 10]],[[2004]]) was the first woman (and the only to date) to serve ...
3: ...sidential election, 1986|ran]] for President in [[1986]] and served in the [[European Parliament]] from ... - 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: ...e was eight when her schoolmate [[Denise McNair]] was killed in the bombing of the primarily African-A...
47: ...as quietly cerebral, friendly but decorous, and always popular among students. They often saw her exer... - 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... - Gloria Steinem (3728 bytes)
5: ... Steinem was born in [[Toledo, Ohio]]. Her father was an antiques salesman. With his family in tow, h...
9: ...ble to find a job as a journalist because editors wanted male reporters. After two years she landed a ...
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... - 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 飔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]] - Mary Cassatt (9047 bytes)
2: ...May 22]], [[1844]] – [[June 14]], [[1926]]) was an [[United States|American]] painter.
4: ...lieved travel was a way to learn, and before she was 10 years old, she visited many of the capitals o...
8: ...ted States at the outset of the [[Franco-Prussian War]], she lived with her family, but art supplies a...
14: ... friend. "It changed my life. I saw art then as I wanted to see it."
21: ... away from impressionism to a simpler, straightforward approach. By [[1886]], she no longer identified... - 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]].
29: ...ern Marriage and Other Observations'' (posthumous 1986, USA) - Nina Hamnett (3501 bytes)
1: ...14]], [[1890]] – [[December 16]], [[1956]]) was an artist and writer, known as the '''Queen of B...
3: ...rn in [[Tenby]], [[Pembrokeshire]], [[Wales|South Wales]], [[United Kingdom]]. From [[1906]] to [[1907...
5: ...n Montparnasse she also met her husband, the [[Norway|Norwegian]] artist [[Roald Kristian]].
7: ...ic creations were widely exhibited during [[World War I]] including at the Royal Academy in London as ...
13: ...home town, [[Augustus John]], and later another [[Wales|Welshman]], the poet [[Dylan Thomas]]. - Toni Morrison (2576 bytes)
4: ...any]]. Morrison received a B.A. in English from Howard University in 1953, and achieved a [[Master of ...
6: Morrison was an important player in the battle to open the ca...
8: ... and the strength of [[brotherly love]]. She was awarded the [[Nobel Prize in Literature]] in [[1993]]...
29: *[[Dreaming Emmet]] (performed 1986)
43: ...ks.org/tonimorrison/ 1987 audio interview by Don Swaim of CBS Radio, 31 min. 02 sec., RealAudio] - Georgia O'Keeffe (2572 bytes)
2: ...mber 15]], [[1887]] – [[March 6]],[[1986]]) was an [[United States|American]] [[art]]ist born in...
8: ...he allowed him to exhibit some of them. Stieglitz was especially impressed with O'Keeffe's interpretat...
12: ...ears older than O'Keeffe and often in ill health, was uncomfortable with travel. Her trips west gave h...
14: ...xico|Santa Fe]] until her death in 1986. Her home was in [[Abiquiu, New Mexico]]. - 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: ...by Rand and re-released as ''We the Living'' in [[1986]].
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 ...
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