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- Mexico (27255 bytes)
2: ...thernmost and westernmost country in [[Latin America]] and the most populous [[Spanish language|Spanis...
10: native_name = Estados Unidos Mexicanos |
14: image_map = LocationMexico.png |
17: national_anthem = ''[[Mexicanos, al grito de guerra]]'' |
19: capital = [[Mexico City]] | - List of people by name: Af (1105 bytes)
4: ...Viktor G. Afanasyev|Afanasyev, Viktor G.]], (1922-1994), Russian editor
6: ...Uthman ibn Affan|Affan, Uthman ibn]], (died 656), caliph
16: .... mid-1st century BCE), legatus of Pompey, republican consul - Marguerite de Valois (5364 bytes)
4: ...[Catherine de' Medici]]. Three of her brothers became kings of France: [[Francis II of France|Fran篩...
6: ...eunite family ties and create harmony between the Catholics and [[Huguenot]]s. Although Henri's mother...
8: ...ight ahead, never looking at each other. When the Cardinal asked Marguerite if she willingly took Henr...
10: ...e de' Medici orchestrated the slaughter by French Catholics of thousands of Huguenots, [[St. Bartholom...
12: ... [[1586]], she was imprisoned by Henri III in the castle of [[Usson]], in [[Auvergne (province)|Auverg... - Rush Limbaugh (21665 bytes)
2: ...Girardeau, Missouri]]) is an [[United States|American]] [[radio]] [[talk show]] host. A [[conservatism...
4: == Early career ==
6: ...wned the radio station where Limbaugh started his career.
8: ... an "inoperable [[pilonidal cyst]]" and "a [[American football|football]] knee from [[high school]]" [...
14: == Talk radio and television career == - Gro Harlem Brundtland (3306 bytes)
5: ...e Prime Minister February - October [[1981]]; her cabinet was renowned internationally for having 8 fe...
7: ...undtland Commission]], developing the broad political concept of [[sustainable development]] in the co...
9: Brundtland became Norwegian Prime Minister for two subsequent ter...
11: ...d was recognized in [[2003]] by [[Scientific American]] as their ''Policy Leader of the Year'' for coo...
13: In [[1994]] she was awarded the [[Karlspreis|Charlemagne Pr... - Maria Cantwell (9094 bytes)
1: [[Image:Maria Cantwell.jpg|frame|Maria Cantwell]]
3: '''Maria E. Cantwell''' (born [[October 13]], [[1958]]) is the j...
7: Maria Cantwell was born in [[Indianapolis, Indiana|Indiana...
9: ...eminded her of Indianapolis. She led a successful campaign to build a new library there.
13: In [[1986]], Cantwell became the youngest woman ever elected to the Washingt... - Petra Kelly (3411 bytes)
4: ...rom the School of International Service at [[American University]] ([[Washington, DC]]), in [[1970]].
6: ...he participated in numerous peace and environment campaigns in [[Germany]] and other countries.
10: ...ging and implementing a new vision uniting ecological concerns with disarmament, social justice and hu...
14: ...the goal of letting Petra Kelly's ideas and political message live on, the Petra Kelly Foundation [htt...
16: ...alai Lama]]: "Petra Kelly was a committed and dedicated person with compassionate concern for the oppr... - Alexandra Kollontai (3203 bytes)
1: ...hus one of the very few "[[Old Bolshevik]]s" to escape death during the [[Great Purge]]s of the [[1930...
5: ...i did not side with either faction. However, she came to dislike aspects of Bolshevism and opted to j...
7: ...cy and educating women about the new marriage, education, and working laws put in place by the Revolut...
11: ...er which Kollontai was more or less totally politically sidelined.
17: Kollontai was the subject of the 1994 TV film, ''A Wave of Passion: The Life of Alexand... - Condoleezza Rice (23116 bytes)
24: |'''[[Political party|Political Party]]'''
25: |[[United States Republican Party|Republican]]
27: ...can American]] [[woman]], the second African American (after [[Colin Powell]]), and the second woman (...
31: ...g his first term. She was the second African American (after Powell) and the first female to have been...
35: ...r. Her name is a variation on the [[Italian]] musical term "con dolcezza" which is a direction to play... - Mary Robinson (21825 bytes)
3: ...d and liberalised a previously conservative political office. She resigned the presidency four months ...
7: ...OBINSON<br><i>President of Ireland</i>'''</font></caption>
13: <tr><td>'''Successor:'''</td><td>[[Mary McAleese]]</td></tr>
17: <tr><td>'''Other candidates:'''</td><td>[[Fianna Fᩬ]]: Brian Leniha...
23: ...as therefore born into a family that was a historical mix of rebels against the Crown and servants of ... - Debbie Stabenow (3609 bytes)
3: .... Senate, and along with [[Washington]]'s [[Maria Cantwell]] the first woman to defeat an incumbent se...
5: ...s wife Jane Abraham is rumored to be a Republican candidate for Stabenow's [[2006]] reelection).
7: ...al Committee on Aging]]. She introduced the [[Medical Equity and Drug Savings Act]] in the Senate.
11: ...gues to be secretary of the Democratic caucus. As caucus secretary, she will assist [[Senate Minority ... - Rosa Parks (8331 bytes)
2: ...[[American Civil Rights Movement (1955-1968)|American Civil Rights Movement]], most famous for her ref...
3: ==Civil rights and political activity==
4: ...skegee, Alabama]], daughter of James and Loeona McCauley. She grew up on a farm with her grandparents,...
6: ...so attended the [[Highlander Folk School]], an education center for workers' rights and [[racial equal...
8: ... for [[disorderly conduct]] and for violating a local ordinance. - Gloria Steinem (3728 bytes)
5: ...er mother in Toledo. As a child in Toledo, Gloria cared for her ill mother and helped to support them ...
7: == Education and Early Career ==
8: ...tically active, working for [[Adlai Stevenson]]'s campaign. She graduated in [[1956]] and left to stud...
9: ...a full-time [[freelance writer]] through the publication of her infamous undercover expose in working ...
11: == Political Awakening and Activism == - Isabel Allende (3632 bytes)
6: ...n 1945, her parents separated, and her mother relocated with their three children to Chile, where they...
8: ...ned to Chile in 1958 to complete her secondary education, and there she met her first husband, Miguel ...
14: ...[Venezuela]]. While there, she worked for the Caracas newspaper ''El Nacional'' and as a teacher in a ...
18: ...Gordon, and has lived since then in [[San Rafael, California|San Rafael]]. In [[2003]] she obtained [[...
20: Allende's book ''Paula'' (1994) is a stirring memoir of her childhood in [[Santi... - Margaret Atwood (6318 bytes)
2: ...o]]. After living in various places in North America and around the world, she returned to Toronto, wh...
4: ... edited work. She has also been associated with [[Canadian nationalism]] in the [[1960s]] and [[1970s]...
6: ...ce an echo effect. She ranks as a key figure in [[Canadian poetry]], especially as one of [[Toronto]]'...
10: ...[Prime Ministers of Canada|Prime Minister]] [[Kim Campbell]] in [[2002]] and ''[[Oryx and Crake]]'', c...
12: ...n-only presentation in Toronto. The device, also called the "Unotchit" (and pronounced "You-No-Touch-... - Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin (1937 bytes)
1: ...sh [[scientist]], born Dorothy Mary Crowfoot in [[Cairo]].
5: ...0s]], which enabled it to be manufactured synthetically; and also those of [[cholesterol]], [[lactoglo...
7: ...ppointed to the [[Order of Merit]], filling the vacancy left by [[Winston Churchill]].
11: ...1981. ''Structural Studies on Molecules of Biological Interest: A Volume in Honour of Professor Doroth...
14: *Dodson, Guy (Structure 2: 891-893, 1994) - Sofia Gubaidulina (8325 bytes)
5: ...sponsible" for its exploration of alternate [[musical tuning|tunings]]. She was supported, however, by...
9: In the early 1980s Gubaidulina became better known abroad through [[Gidon Kremer]]'s ...
19: *''Night in Memphis'' cantata (1968)
20: *''Musical Toys'' fourteen piano pieces for children (1969)
40: *''Hommage ࠍarina Tsvetayeva'' for a capella choir - Joni Mitchell (9996 bytes)
3: ...er. Initially working in [[Toronto]] and western Canada, she was associated with the burgeoning [[fol...
5: ...quently in coffee houses and [[folk clubs]] and became well known for her unique style of song writing...
9: ...would miss a scheduled appearance on ''[[The Dick Cavett Show]]''.) Also of interest, "For Free" is t...
11: ...piano and Appalachian dulcimer on "[[Carey (song)|Carey]]" and "[[All I Want]]". Others were piano le...
13: ...iverse, with complex vocal harmonies set with African drumming (the [[Drum|Warrior Drums]] of [[Burund... - Patti Smith (6059 bytes)
2: ...]], [[singer]] and [[poet]]. She was born in [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]] and raised in [[New Jersey]], t...
4: ...eral songs to which Smith contributed, including "Career of Evil", "Fire of Unknown Origin", "The Reve...
8: ...[Robert Mapplethorpe]], then her roommate, also became one of rock 'n roll's classics. As Smith toured...
10: ... a period of rest, and an intensive round of physical therapy, during which time she was able to reass...
12: ...y successful record, containing the hit single "Because the Night" – co-written with [[Bruce Spr... - Lucinda Williams (4182 bytes)
2: ...time [[Grammy Award]] winner, she was named "America's best songwriter" by ''Time'' magazine in 2002.
4: ... [[Chile]] as well as different parts of the American South, before settling at the [[University of Ar...
8: ... settings -- she developed a following and a critical reputation. Nevertheless, it was not until 1988 ...
10: ...eceived the Grammy Award for Best Country Song in 1994.
12: Williams had garnered considerable critical acclaim, but her commercial success was moderate...
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