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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. - Christopher Columbus (44177 bytes)
1: ...hat a ship could reach the [[Far East]] via a westward course.
3: ...ccepted that the earth was round. The main debate was over whether it would be possible to get around ...
5: ... than two decades later, the existence of America was known to the general public throughout Europe. T...
13: It has generally been accepted that he was [[Genoa|Genovese]], although doubts have persist...
15: ...y many contemporaries as a poor administrator and was stripped of his governorship in [[1500]]. - Aung San Suu Kyi (4196 bytes)
4: ...ize|Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought]]. In [[1991]] she won the [[Nobel Peace Prize]].
6: ...Burma's independence from Britain in [[1947]] and was [[assassination|assassinated]] by rivals in the ...
12: ...d was put under [[house arrest]] in [[1989]]. She was offered freedom if she would leave the country, ...
16: ...When her husband Michael Aris, a British citizen, was diagnosed with [[prostate cancer]] in [[1997]], ...
18: ...r a surgical operation in [[September]] 2003, she was again placed under house arrest in Yang? - Indira Gandhi (15405 bytes)
51: ... 19]], [[1917]] – [[October 31]], [[1984]]) was [[Prime Minister of India]] from [[January 19]],...
55: She was the only child of [[Jawaharlal Nehru]], the first [[Prime Minister of Indi...
57: ... at that time, a very patriarchal society, Indira was expected to be a passive leader, but her actions...
59: ..., and thus Prime Minister of India. Initially she was dubbed as ''goongi gudiya'' ([[Hindi]] for dumb ...
63: ...]]s, centralizing her own personal authority in a way her predecessors never had. - Sonia Gandhi (4483 bytes)
7: ...ch she took up residence in India. The name Sonia was given by her mother-in-law [[Indira Gandhi]]. Th...
11: ...h the charisma of the family name behind her, she was able to draw large crowds and nearly single-hand...
13: ...to lead a 19-party [[coalition government]] which was subsequently named the United Progressive Allian...
15: ...anmohan Singh]] for the Prime Minister's post who was eventually accepted by the lawmakers, despite pl...
17: ...er' (two volumes of letters exchanged between [[Jawaharlal Nehru]] and [[Indira Gandhi]] from [[1922]]... - Tarja Halonen (6272 bytes)
3: ...n-law partner, Dr. [[Pentti Araj䲶i]], after she was elected president.
12: *Minister of Nordic Cooperation [[1989]]–[[1991]]
13: *Minister of Justice [[1990]]–[[1991]]
18: Tarja Halonen was born on [[24 December]] [[1943]] in [[Helsinki]]...
20: ...elected president. In [[1990]]–[[1991]] she was the minister of justice and in [[1995]] until he... - 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... - Debbie Stabenow (3609 bytes)
3: ...igan elected to the U.S. Senate, and along with [[Washington]]'s [[Maria Cantwell]] the first woman to...
5: ...he [[United States Senate|U.S. Senate]]. Stabenow was considered the underdog for much of the Senate r...
9: ...uses of the [[United States Congress]]. The first was [[Thomas W. Ferry]]. Stabenow is also the first ...
11: ...[South Dakota]]. Senator [[Dick Durbin]], D-Ill., was elected [[Minority Whip]], the Democrats' second... - 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... - 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... - 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]] - Mae Jemison (5527 bytes)
1: ...ttle Endeavour]], [[September 12]], [[1992]], she was the first non-white woman to go into space.
3: ... [[life sciences]] and [[material sciences]], and was co-investigator in the [[Bone]] Cell Research ex...
9: Dr. Jemison, the youngest of three children, was born on [[October 17]], [[1956]], in [[Decatur, ...
11: She was educated in the Chicago public school system. At...
15: ...ing Countries at Dartmouth College. The Institute was established as an agent for identifying, assessi... - Valentina Tereshkova (2387 bytes)
3: ...Soviet Union|Soviet]] [[astronaut|cosmonaut]] and was the first woman to fly in [[outer space|space]],...
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... - 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. - 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: Gubaidulina was born in [[Chistopol]], in the [[Tatar Republic]]...
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...
32: ... for cello and organ (1979), for bayan and cello (1991)
45: ...;тка)'' for six percussionists (1991) - 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 ... - Alanis Morissette (25762 bytes)
6: ...gged Little Pill]]'', Morissette's popularity has waned as singers such as [[Britney Spears]] and [[Ch...
10: ...s an older brother, Chad, and a [[twin]] brother, Wade.
12: ..."Hi, I'm Alanis. I want to meet you one day and I want to be famous, just like you."''
17: :''While you left me I was thinking aloud''
21: ...[You Can't Do That on Television]]'', shot in Ottawa, her hometown. Morissette became a recurring cast... - Sheryl Crow (8611 bytes)
7: ...ange her name to "Shirley". She has said that she was not allowed to make eye contact with the singer ...
9: ...0]] and was ready to release her debut album in [[1991]]. However, she did not like the slick and well-p...
11: ...r "All I Wanna Do"; Record of the Year for "All I Wanna Do"; and Best New Artist.
13: ...y" became a radio hit, and netted her two Grammy awards for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance and Best...
15: ...ong of the same title was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Song Written Specifically For a Motion...
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