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- Hildegard of Bingen (14070 bytes)
1: ...g|right|framed|A medieval illumination showing Hildegard von Bingen and the monk Volmar]]
3: ...|German]] [[abbess]], [[Monasticism|monastic]] leader, [[Mystics|mystic]], author, and composer of [[m...
6: ... up around her. Upon Jutta's death in [[1136]] Hildegard was chosen superior of the community, and eve...
8: ...ling physically ill from carrying the unspoken burden.
11: ... of the meaning of the religious texts, and commanded her to write down everything she would observe i... - Joan of Arc (27453 bytes)
1: ...0]] (Centre Historique des Archives Nationales, [[Paris]], AE II 2490).]]
2: ...[[20th century]]; currently being a focus of considerable interest in the [[Republic of Ireland]], [[C...
7: ...e River|Meuse]] to [[Jacques D'Arc]] and Isabelle de Vouthon, a [[peasant]] family later granted [[nob...
11: ...mb|''Jeanne d' Arc'' by Eugene Thirion ([[1876]]) depicts Joan's awe upon receiving a vision from the ...
12: ...lies to the city of [[Orl顮s]], which had been under siege by the English since the previous October.... - Julia Child (8199 bytes)
6: ...nd briefly working in advertising again. Civic-minded, she volunteered with the [[American Red Cross]]...
8: ...ere she was mostly a file clerk but helped in the development of a [[shark]] repellant. She was posted...
10: ...the [[United States State Department | U.S. State Department]] assigned Mr. Child as an exhibits offic...
14: ...re. She joined the women's cooking club [[Cercle des Gourmettes]] where she met [[Simone Beck]] who, ...
16: ...h]] into [[American English]], making the recipes detailed, interesting, and practical. - Mata Hari (3970 bytes)
1: ...xotic dancer]] and convicted [[espionage|spy]], made her name synonymous with ''[[femme fatale]]'' dur...
3: ...a Geertruida Zelle''' (spelled '''Margarete Gertrude Zelle''' in English), a [[Netherlands|Dutch]] [[e...
5: ...failed marriage, and two children, she moved to [[Paris]]. She posed as a princess from [[Java (island)|J...
7: ...ntire nations resting on Mata Hari should be regarded as myths.
9: ...t to succumb to her charms. However, one would wonder how they managed to shoot her accurately if that... - Odette Sansom (1906 bytes)
1: [[Image:Soe_sansom2.jpg|frame|Odette Sansom while in service of the SOE]]
3: '''Odette Sansom''' ([[April 28]], [[1912]] - [[March 13...
5: ...nce to work with the [[French Resistance|French underground]] in [[Nazi]]-occupied France. She left h...
7: ...her supervisor, [[Peter Churchill]]. Using the code name '''Lise''', she brought him funds and acted ...
9: ... [[Gestapo]] at [[Fresnes prison]] in [[Paris]], Odette stuck to her cover story that Churchill was th... - Violette Szabo (2541 bytes)
3: ..., [[Order of the British Empire|M.B.E.]], [[Croix de Guerre|CdG]] ([[June 26]], [[1921]] – [[Fe...
5: ...t of as the definitive World War II [[Poem code|code-poem]] ''[[Yours (poem)|Yours]]''.
9: ...nce with her [[Sten]] gun. She was interrogated under [[torture]], then sent to [[Ravensbr?ncentration...
11: ...embers of the SOE were executed by the Germans: [[Denise Bloch]], [[Cecily Lefort]], and [[Lilian Rolf...
13: ...l]] in the town of [[Valen硹]], in the [[Indre]] depart魥nt. - Ingrid Bergman (5216 bytes)
1: ..., [[1982]]) was an [[Academy Award]]-winning [[Sweden|Swedish]] [[Actor|actress]].
3: ...1939]]). The film was an enormous success and "Sweden's illustrious gift to [[Hollywood]]" had arrived...
5: ...eived her first Academy Award nomination for [[Academy_Award_for_Best Actress|Best Actress]] for the f...
7: ...e of Rossellini's and Bergman's children is the model and actress [[Isabella Rossellini]].
9: ... final performance on the big screen. It is considered to be among her best performances. - Sarah Bernhardt (3531 bytes)
4: ...rvatoire de Musique et D飬amation'' by the [[Duc de Morny]] in [[1859]] for theatrical training.
6: ...ver Europe and in the [[United States]]. She soon developed a reputation as a serious dramatic actress...
8: ...pting herself, as well as modelling for [[Antonio de La Gandara]]. She was also to publish a series of...
10: ... collapsed, largely due to the young actor's dependence on morphine.
12: ...nd two biographical films in all. The latter included ''Sarah Bernhardt ࠂelle-Isle'' ([[1912]]), a f... - Catherine Deneuve (2766 bytes)
1: [[Image:Catherine deneuve.jpg|thumb|Catherine Deneuve at Cannes in 2000]]
2: ...1943]]) is a [[France|French]] actress, born in [[Paris]], [[France]].
4: ...4), the late [[Surrealist]] masterpiece ''[[Belle de Jour]]'' ([[Luis Buñuel]], 1967), and the Franco...
6: ...ovie)|Indochine]]'' and was nominated for an [[Academy Award for Best Actress]] for the same performan...
17: *1982 - ''Hôtel des Amériques'' - Katharine Hepburn (23170 bytes)
2: ...ur. She was nominated for twelve Best Actress Academy Awards, the record for nominations until 2003, ...
5: ...d with giving her a sense of adventure and independence.
7: ...l for figure skating from the [[Madison Square Garden]] skating club, shooting golf in the low eightie...
8: ...and information about her brother's apparent suicide and its great impact on Hepburn -->
10: ...ay her degree was in drama -->, the same year she debuted on [[Broadway]] after landing a bit part in ... - Isabella Rossellini (2696 bytes)
3: ... on [[June 18]] [[1952]], is a [[model (person)|model]] and an [[Actor|actress]], daughter of [[Ingrid...
6: Other roles include ''[[Cousins]]'' a Hollywood remake of the French ...
8: ... ''[[Casablanca (movie)|Casablanca]]'' in an episode of ''[[Tales from the Crypt (TV series)|Tales fro...
10: ...Martin Scorsese]], and later married to [[John Wiedemann]] with whom she has a daughter, Elettra. She ...
14: Her modeling career began when she was photographed by [[B... - Sonja Henie (2914 bytes)
4: ...ng the [[1924]] program, she skated over to the side of the rink several times to ask her coach for di...
6: By the next Olympiad, she needed no such assistance. She won her first of ten con...
12: ...e basis for the [[Henie-Onstad Art Centre]] at H?dden, near [[Oslo]].
14: ...kemia]], on a flight from [[Paris]] to Oslo. Considered by most as the greatest female figure skater i...
26: *''[[Sun Valley Serenade]]'' ([[1941]]) - Suzanne Lenglen (11495 bytes)
8: ...r further in the sport. His training methods included an exercise where he would lay down a handkerchi...
10: ...nal Clay Court Championships held at [[Sainte-Claude]], turning 15 during the tournament. The outbreak...
22: == Failed American debut ==
24: ...ion funds for the regions of France that had been devastated by the battles of World War I, she went t...
26: ...pressure was such that she entered the tournament despite being run down and suffering from what later... - Martina Navratilova (16246 bytes)
3: ...nis]] player. Originally from Czechoslovakia, she defected to the [[United States]] in [[1975]] and be...
11: ...utine to get herself into shape that eventually made extreme levels of fitness and conditioning a hall...
13: ... York City]] and informed them that she wished to defect. Within a month, she received a [[Green Card]...
15: ...She beat Evert in the final again to successfully defend her Wimbledon title in [[1979]].
17: ...tilová won her third Grand Slam singles title by defeating Evert in the final of the Australian Open,... - Retina (13061 bytes)
5: ...ant part in [[visual perception]]. In [[embryonal development]], the retina and the optic nerve origin...
9: ...s in the retina have been used for [[biometric]] identification.
12: ... the peripheral retina. The edge of the retina is defined by the [[ora serrata]]. The length from one ...
14: ...heir axons. This spatiotemporal pattern of spikes determines the raw input from the eyes to the brain....
20: ...rs of [[neuropil]]s where synaptic contacts are made. The neuropil layers are the outer [[plexiform]] ... - Stained glass (3937 bytes)
2: ...ss.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Stained glass photo provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip A...
4: ...s2.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Stained glass photo provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip A...
7: ...tallic salts during its manufacture to create a wide variety of [[color]]s. Early stained glass artist...
9: ...teristics that, even for the same color, can provide surprising results.
11: ...or lampshades incorporating colorful pictures and designs. - Carpet (15753 bytes)
1: ...s or used on tables. Only with the opening of trade routes in the 17th century were significant numbe...
3: ...floor covering that is loose-laid, most often for decorative purposes.
8: ...of carpet 1.jpg|thumb|250px|Swatches of machine-made carpet]]
10: ...eave]]. Types of European flatwoven carpets include Venetian, Dutch, [[damask]], list, [[haircloth]],...
12: ...ch as burlap. This type of rug is now generally made as a [[handicraft]]. - Tapestry (2919 bytes)
2: ...ion.JPG|thumb|right|250px|A tapestry [[cushion]], depicting [[pansy|pansies]]]]
3: ...wool]], [[gold]] or [[silver]], but can also be made out of any form of textile.
5: ...us artist, while the tapestries themselves were made by the craftsmen.
7: ...dlepoint]], probably because this type of [[embroidery]] mimics the woven effect.
10: ...lemen]] could transport the tapestry from one residence to another. In [[church]]es, it could be displ... - Cairo (12536 bytes)
2: ...he world. Cairo is located at 30°2' North, 31°13' East (30.03333, 31.21667). [http://earth-inf...
6: ...ere by troops sent from Cairo. ([[Mongols]], Crusaders & Ottomans are examples)
11: ...20040617.jpg|thumb|left|200px|This Envisat ASAR Wide-Swath radar multicolour composite image is focuse...
14: ...aks into three branches into the low-lying [[Nile Delta]] region.
16: ...ro is dominated by the government buildings and modern architecture, the eastern half is filled with h... - Bass clarinet (3454 bytes)
5: ...emovable floor stand attached to its body. Some models have segments in their bodies, making them look...
7: ...nets have a low E flat. Some models have an extended range and can play to a low C.
10: ...iversally play the bass part (usually similar or identical to the [[Tuba]] part) of a musical piece, t...
13: ...elgian manufacturer of musical instruments, first designed the straight-bodied form of the bass clarin...
16: ...ta]]. Other pieces featuring this instrument include:
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