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  1. Burundi (13403 bytes)
    1: ... of [[Dar es Salaam]]. The country's name derives from its [[Bantu languages|Bantu]] language, [[Kirun...
    3: ...he poorest and most conflict-ridden countries in Africa and in the world. Its small size belies the ma...
    10: ... = Unit鬠Travail, Progr賠([[French language|French]]: Unity, Work, Progress) |
    13: ...[Kirundi language|Kirundi]] and [[French language|French]]. [[Swahili]] is widely spoken.|
    38: established_dates = From [[Belgium]] <br> [[July 1]], [[1962]] |
  2. Rush Limbaugh (21665 bytes)
    2: ... of 2005]], Rush Limbaugh is the most listened-to radio talk show host in the United States, and has an a...
    6: ... in Southeastern [[Missouri]], had once owned the radio station where Limbaugh started his career.
    8: ...yst]]" and "a [[American football|football]] knee from [[high school]]" [Colford, pp 14 &ndash; 20].
    10: ... went on to [[Pittsburgh]], as a [[Top 40]] music radio [[disc jockey]] on station [[KQV]], using the nam...
    12: ...rs in [[music radio]], Limbaugh took a break from radio and accepted a position as director of promotions...
  3. Condoleezza Rice (23116 bytes)
    27: ...first [[African American]] [[woman]], the second African American (after [[Colin Powell]]), and the se...
    31: ...isor]] during his first term. She was the second African American (after Powell) and the first female ...
    37: ...air]] was killed in the bombing of the primarily African-American [[16th Street Baptist Church bombing...
    41: ...Experience in America." [http://www.publiceye.org/frontpage/OpEds/berlet_condi_dad.html] At age 15, Ri...
    43: ...s [[Russian language|Russian]], [[French language|French]], and [[Spanish language|Spanish]].
  4. Mary Robinson (21825 bytes)
    3: ...ted Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights]], from [[1997]] to [[2002]]. She first rose to promine...
    25: ...the time Catholics were forbidden by church rules from studying in Trinity, founded by [[Elizabeth I o...
    31: ...n requirement that all women upon marriage resign from the civil service and to the right to the legal...
    43: ...n Rogers]]. Shortly afterwards, Robinson resigned from the party in protest at the [[Anglo-Irish Agree...
    51: ...tical parties (even ones he had himself founded), from [[Clann na Poblachta]] to Fianna Fᩬ, Labour ...
  5. Eleanor Roosevelt (11183 bytes)
    3: ...moting the [[New Deal]] and visited troops at the frontlines during [[World War II]]. She was a [[Firs...
    5: ...tes of America|United Nations Association]] and [[Freedom House]]. She chaired the committee that draf...
    9: ...exual explorations outside marriage by FDR (See [[Franklin Delano Roosevelt|FDR]] for more information...
    11: ...rom the Johannes branch and Franklin is descended from the Jacobus branch.
    13: ...f the Democratic Party, which Alice viewed as an afront to Theodore Roosevelt's position as President....
  6. Margaret Thatcher (46377 bytes)
    27: ... was the [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom]] from [[1979]] to [[1990]], the only woman [[as of 20...
    29: ...y]] task force to retake the [[Falkland Islands]] from [[Argentina]] in the [[Falklands War]].
    31: ...and]], and increased wealth inequalities. However from the mid 1980s a period of sustained economic gr...
    33: ...d Monetary Union]]. Her leadership was challenged from within and she was forced to resign in [[1990]]...
    36: ...hire]] in eastern [[England]]. Her father was [[Alfred Roberts]], who ran a grocers' shop in the town ...
  7. Madalyn Murray O'Hair (6271 bytes)
    4: ...lyn Murray. In [[1949]] she obtained a Law degree from [[South Texas College of Law]] but never practi...
    11: ...issues and also produced an [[atheism|atheist]] [[radio]] program in which she criticized [[religion]] an...
    16: ...y of only $500,000. No further communication came from any of the O'Hairs and in 1996 William Murray f...
    18: ...violent crimes (along with one for stealing funds from the organisation). Police concluded he and acco...
    21: ...ded specific attacks on its validity using quotes from the [[Bible]], was flawed and ultimately underm...
  8. Margaret Atwood (6318 bytes)
    1: [[image:Margaret_Atwood.jpg|right|framed|Margaret Atwood]]
    10: ...'', ''La servante 飡rlate'', was included in the French version of the competition, ''Le combat des l...
    35: :''[[Speeches for Doctor Frankenstein]]'' ([[1966]])
    58: :''[[The Canlit Foodbook: From Pen to palate - A Collection of Tasty Literary ...
    65: :''[[Freeforall (short story)|Freeforall]]'' ([[1986]])
  9. Toni Morrison (2576 bytes)
    1: [[Image:morrison_toni.jpg|frame||Toni Morrison]]
    2: '''Toni Morrison''' is an [[African-American]] [[author]], born '''Chloe Anthony ...
    4: ...eedom, but killed her infant daughter to save her from a life of slavery.
    6: ...ion of literature from small minority subsets ([[African-American Literature]] or [[Hispanic Literatur...
    8: ...bel Prize in Literature]] in [[1993]], the first African-American woman to receive this prize.
  10. Mary Pickford (7523 bytes)
    1: [[Image:MaryPicford.jpg|right|frame|Mary Pickford]]
    9: ...Award for Best Actress]] in [[1929]], but retired from films four years later, after a series of disap...
    15: ...f his death, Pickford reportedly began to weep in front of her new husband, Rogers, saying "My darling...
    27: ...,000 and complete control over her films, ranging from script to the final cut.
    35: ...ford and her husband form Pickford-Rogers-Boyd, a radio and television production company.
  11. Amelia Earhart (9225 bytes)
    6: ...is time that they spent together sheltered Amelia from her father and his [[alcoholism]]. Because of E...
    8: ... lessons from [[Neta Snook]]. With financial help from some of her family, in 1922 Earhart bought her ...
    10: ...gan to include George Putnam. The two developed a friendship during preparation for the Atlantic cross...
    14: ...Gold Medal of the [[National Geographic Society]] from President [[Herbert Hoover]].
    16: ...Oakland, California]]. Later that year she soloed from [[Los Angeles]] to [[Mexico City]] and back to ...
  12. Mahalia Jackson (2345 bytes)
    1: ...[1911]]&ndash;[[January 13]], [[1972]]) was an [[African American]] [[gospel music|gospel]] [[singer]]...
    3: ...er mainstream success came an inevitable backlash from gospel purists who felt she had watered down he...
    5: .... Kennedy]]. She also sang at the funeral of her friend, [[Martin Luther King, Jr]]. The late [[1960...
  13. Joni Mitchell (9996 bytes)
    1: [[Image:Joni Mitchell-Both Sides Now.jpg|frame|right|Self portrait by Joni Mitchell, on the c...
    5: ...singer Chuck Mitchell in [[1965]]. She performed frequently in coffee houses and [[folk clubs]] and b...
    9: ...ms of its pressure and of the loss of privacy and freedom it entails.
    11: ...inspired by stories told by her producer and then-friend [[David Geffen]]). It remains her best selli...
    13: ...y diverse, with complex vocal harmonies set with African drumming (the [[Drum|Warrior Drums]] of [[Bur...
  14. Alanis Morissette (25762 bytes)
    6: Alanis's Surname "Morissette" is French in origin. Her [[1995]] international debut ...
    12: ...er early idols, and said over the intercom at the front gates: ''"Hi, I'm Alanis. I want to meet you o...
    23: ...he would later write about in songs such as "UR" (from the album ''[[Supposed Former Infatuation Junki...
    38: ...is''. The album attempted to move Morissette away from her debut album's dance-pop sound. However, ''N...
    42: ...to [[Nashville]] a few months later also proved unfruitful.
  15. Patti Smith (6059 bytes)
    6: ... Sohl ([[piano]]). Financed by money from Smith's friend and former lover [[Robert Mapplethorpe]] the ...
    8: ..., punk's popularity grew and the second album ''[[Radio Ethiopia]]'' reflected this with a rawer sound, a...
    10: ...hile touring in support of the record, Smith fell from a stage in [[Tampa, Florida]], falling 15 feet ...
    13: ...s successful, with "Frederick" only gaining minor radio airplay.
    15: ...ream Of Life]]'' in [[1988]], the most known song from which was her semi-[[revolution]]ary anthem "Pe...
  16. Lucinda Williams (4182 bytes)
    1: [[Image:Lucinda Williams-Sweet Old World.jpg|frame|right|Lucinda Williams on the cover of her alb...
    8: ...the Locks", about a broken relationship, received radio play around the country and gained fans among mus...
    10: ...orded a bowdlerized cover of "Passionate Kisses" (from ''Lucinda Williams'') in 1992, and the song bec...
    16: ...ontaining the single "Still I Long for Your Kiss" from the [[Robert Redford]] film ''[[The Horse Whisp...
    18: ...With God", an atypically uptempo gospel-rock tune from the otherwise rather low-key release.
  17. Sheryl Crow (8611 bytes)
    7: ...' tour, where she was forced to wear a 4 1/2 foot fright [[wig]] and change her name to "Shirley". She...
    11: ...ite, "All I Wanna Do", became an unexpected smash radio hit. The singles "Run, Baby, Run" and "Strong Eno...
    13: ...The debut single "If It Makes You Happy" became a radio hit, and netted her two Grammy awards for Best Fe...
    17: ...uded in her album, "Sheryl Crow and Friends: Live from Central Park."
    19: ...live album called ''Sheryl Crow and Friends: Live From [[Central Park]]''. The record found Crow singi...
  18. Tori Amos (27672 bytes)
    3: ...os&#8217;s voice and mostly piano-based music has frequently been compared to that of [[Kate Bush]], [...
    7: ... she adopted the name "Tori," after a friend of a friend told her that she looked more like a Tori tha...
    10: ...by ear at Peabody and her difficulty with playing from sheet music &ndash; with Caton, [[Matt Sorum]] ...
    16: ...onsidered it a step sideways rather than forwards from ''Little Earthquakes''. In February, she began ...
    20: ...buse and Incest National Network. RAINN is a toll-free help line in the US which connects callers with...
  19. Aimee Semple McPherson (13395 bytes)
    13: ...mple, a [[Pentecostalism|Pentecostal]] missionary from [[Ireland]], in December 1907 while attending a...
    19: After the birth of her son, McPherson suffered from [[postpartum depression]] and several serious h...
    25: ...join her on her religious travels, he soon became frustrated with the situation, and by 1918 had filed...
    35: ... McPherson was first woman in history to preach a radio sermon, and with the opening of Foursquare Gospel...
    39: ...BR><small>Angelus Temple in Echo Park. Notice the radio towers.</small></center> </div>
  20. Denise Bloch (2657 bytes)
    3: ...'Denise Madeleine Bloch''', born in [[1915]] in [[France]] - died [[February 5]], [[1945]] in [[Ravens...
    5: ...utive]] (SOE). She began resistance work with SOE radio operator [[Brian Stonehouse]] until his arrest ne...
    7: ... wireless operator in preparation for a return to France.
    9: ...[[Brandenburg]] where she suffered great hardship from exposure, cold, and malnutrition.
    11: ... of [[Valen硹]], in the [[Indre]] depart魥nt of France.

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