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- Marie de France (1845 bytes)
1: ...]. Little is known of her early life; from the simple but literary [[Anglo-Norman language|Anglo-Norma... - Nina Hamnett (3501 bytes)
13: ...] was London's main Bohemian artistic centre. The place took its name from the popular Fitzroy Tavern ... - Christine de Pizan (6645 bytes)
4: ...du Castel died, and Pizan became a court writer employed by various ducal and Royal households, in ord...
21: ...fe in the France of the early 15th century not supplied by more formal historians. - Nathalie Sarraute (1197 bytes)
4: ...k called "Tropismes", published in [[1939]] and applauded by [[Jean-Paul Sartre]] and [[Max Jacob]]. I...
8: ==Works (An Incomplete Listing)==
12: * ''The Planetarium'', [[1959]] - Grace Hopper (7469 bytes)
7: In [[1949]], Hopper became an employee of the [[J. Presper Eckert|Eckert]]-[[John Ma...
14: In the 1970s, she pioneered the implementation of [[standards]] testing of computers, ...
38: ... is famous for her ''nanoseconds'' visual aid. People (such as generals and admirals) used to ask her ... - Josephine Baker (5957 bytes)
5: ...g the [[Harlem Renaissance]], performing at the [[Plantation Club]]. - Mother Teresa (22682 bytes)
6: She was awarded the [[Templeton Prize]] in [[1973]] , the [[Nobel Peace Prize...
22: ...nted, unloved, uncared for throughout society, people that have become a burden to the society and are...
24: ... she converted an abandoned [[Hinduism|Hindu]] temple into the [[Kalighat Home for the Dying]], a free...
29: ...ity Brothers was founded in [[1963]], and a contemplative branch of the Sisters followed in [[1976]]. ...
35: ... we do to promote world peace?" Her answer was simple: "Go home and love your family." In the same yea... - Joan of Arc (27453 bytes)
2: ...[[United Kingdom]] and [[United States]]. Many people therefore regard Joan of Arc as a notable woman ...
7: ...-Burgundian in loyalty. France at that time was split by a factional rivalry which would allow the En...
12: ...ns where preparations were being made to bring supplies to the city of [[Orl顮s]], which had been und...
24: ...Duke of Burgundy. Negotiations with Burgundian diplomats began at Reims shortly after the coronation,...
40: ..."...in a loud voice the holy name of Jesus, and implored and invoked without ceasing the aid of the sa... - Denise Bloch (2657 bytes)
- Julia Child (8199 bytes)
10: ... to fine cuisine. She learned to cook in order to please him and entertain their large social circle. ...
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34: ...rs during a series of [[stroke]]s in 1989. The couple did not have children. - Maya Deren (3661 bytes)
14: ...ndover]]'' (1982). James Merrill paid for the completion of several of Deren's films. - Sarah Bernhardt (3531 bytes)
8: ...]]. She was also to publish a series of books and plays throughout her life. - Grace Kelly (6610 bytes)
- Vivien Leigh (4286 bytes)
7: Leigh's career began on the stage. Her first play was ''[[The Green Sash]]'', though it was ''[[M...
11: ... lung. Though she continued her career with such plays as [[Thornton Wilder]]'s ''[[Skin of Our Teeth...
13: ...uberculosis was incapacitating. She had also been plagued by [[Bipolar Disorder|manic-depression]] for...
41: *[http://search.biography.com/print_record.pl?id=5889 "Biography.com, Leigh, Vivien"] - Marilyn Monroe (30186 bytes)
8: ...ven. The Bolenders were a religious couple who supplemented their meager income by being foster parent...
15: ...3.jpg|frame|right|Cover of the first issue of ''[[Playboy]]'']]
22: By 1952 Zanuck was nearly convinced and she played her first role as a leading lady in ''Don't B...
23: ...l, [[movie]] critics seemed to forget about the [[plot]] and focused on Marilyn and her unique connect...
25: ...ppeared in the first edition of his new magazine, Playboy in December 1953. It was a smash hit. And wh... - Reese Witherspoon (2585 bytes)
5: ...[Stanford University]], but dropped out before completing her degree requirements. Witherspoon is a di...
9: She is known for her versatility as an actress, playing both comedic and dramatic roles and has won ...
14: *''[[A Far Off Place]]'' (1993)
21: *''[[Pleasantville (movie)|Pleasantville]]'' (1998)
24: *''[[Best Laid Plans]]'' (1999) - Billie Jean King (2811 bytes)
1: ...he is considered to be one of the greatest tennis players and female athletes in history.
5: Billie Jean King won the triple crown for singles, doubles, and mixed doubles in...
7: ...ss, clay, indoor, and hard.) She is one of only 9 players to hold a singles title in each of the [[Gra... - Suzanne Lenglen (11495 bytes)
1: ... donna]]'' of tennis, was the first female tennis player to become an international celebrity.]]
3: ...y]], [[1938]]) was a [[France|French]] [[tennis]] player who achieved much success in the French and [...
8: ...where he would lay down a handkerchief at various places on the court, to which his daughter had to di...
10: ...our years after her first tennis strokes, Lenglen played in the final of the [[1914 in sports|1914]] F...
16: ...arms and cut just above the calf, while all other players competed in outfits covering nearly all of t... - Martina Navratilova (16246 bytes)
3: ...vakia]]) is a former World No. 1 woman [[tennis]] player. Originally from Czechoslovakia, she defected...
21: ...(Navrátilová was ranked the World No. 1 doubles player for a period of over three years in the 1980s...
25: ...ks and 331 total weeks as the World No. 1 singles player.) In [[1988]], Graf truly eclipsed Navratilo...
31: ...ged 47 years and 8 months, to make her the oldest player to win a professional singles match in the Op...
33: ...167 top-level singles titles (more than any other player in the Open Era) and 175 doubles titles. Her... - Babe Zaharias (4002 bytes)
5: ... champion. After the Games, Shiley and Didrikson split their medals.
9: ...America's first female golf celebrity and leading player of the 1940s and early 1950s. Although origin...
11: ...leholders victory, but illness prevented her from playing a full schedule in 1952-53. She made a comeb...
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