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- Kim Campbell (10679 bytes)
13: | [[Brian Mulroney]]
22: | [[Port Alberni, British Columbia]]
25: | [[politician]]
31: ...ven]] (now [[G8]]) leaders, the eight most industrialized countries in the world, after British Prime ...
33: ...was educated at the [[University of British Columbia]] (B.A., LL.B.) and studied towards a doctorate i... - Maria Cantwell (9094 bytes)
1: [[Image:Maria Cantwell.jpg|frame|Maria Cantwell]]
3: '''Maria E. Cantwell''' (born [[October 13]], [[1958]]) is...
7: ...antly Irish neighbourhood on the south side of Indianapolis. Her father, Paul, served as county county...
9: ...Mountlake Terrace]] because it reminded her of Indianapolis. She led a successful campaign to build a ...
13: ... develop comprehensive growth plans, and she negotiated its passage. She also worked on legislation re... - Indira Gandhi (15405 bytes)
14: ...or="#efefef" colspan="2" | [[Prime Minister of India]]
20: | [[Indian National Congress|Congress (I)]]
51: ...ctober 31]], [[1984]]) was [[Prime Minister of India]] from [[January 19]], [[1966]] to [[March 24]], ...
55: ...aharlal Nehru]], the first [[Prime Minister of India]].
57: ... government in, what was at that time, a very patriarchal society, Indira was expected to be a passive... - Sonia Gandhi (4483 bytes)
1: [[Image:ac.soniagandhi.jpg|framed|Sonia Gandhi]]
3: ... chairwoman of the ruling [[United Progressive Alliance]] in the [[Lok Sabha]].
7: ...Priyanka Gandhi]] (born [[1971]]). She adopted Indian [[citizenship]] in [[1983]].
9: ==Role in Indian politics==
11: ... up Indian citizenship for 15 years after her marriage and her lack of fluency in [[Hindi language|Hin... - Tarja Halonen (6272 bytes)
1: ...943]]) is a [[Finland|Finnish]] lawyer and politician. She has been the [[President of Finland]] since...
7: *Member of the [[Finland's Social Democratic Party]] [[1971]]–[[2000]]
8: *Prime Minister's parliamentary secretary [[1974]]–[[1975]]
10: *Member of [[Parliament of Finland|parliament]] [[1979]]–[[2000]]
11: *Minister of Social Affairs and Health [[1987]]–[[1990]] - Blanche Lincoln (2886 bytes)
20: ...lph-Macon Woman's College]] in [[Lynchburg, Virginia]] in [[1982]]. She studied law at the [[Universi...
22: ...ates House of Representatives|Congressman]] [[William V. Alexander, Jr.|Bill Alexander]] and served in...
24: ...ure, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee; Senate Social Security Task Force; Rural Health Caucus; Senate...
28: ...|presidential]] candidate [[John Kerry]] in the [[2004]] election. - Maria de Lurdes Pintasilgo (549 bytes)
1: ...tasilgo''' ([[January 18]],[[1930]]-[[July 10]],[[2004]]) was the first woman (and the only to date) to ...
3: ...dent in [[1986]] and served in the [[European Parliament]] from [[1987]] to [[1989]]. - Condoleezza Rice (23116 bytes)
29: In [[November 2004]], Bush nominated Rice to succeed Powell as Secre...
34: ...n of the Graduate School of Journalism at [[Columbia University]], writes, "Birmingham had one notably...
35: ...y of Denver. Her name is a variation on the [[Italian]] musical term "con dolcezza" which is a directi...
37: ...[[1963]]. Rice states that growing up during [[racial segregation|segregation]] taught her determinati...
41: ...an classes with the goal of becoming a concert [[pianist]]. Her plans changed when she attended a cour... - Debbie Stabenow (3609 bytes)
3: ...U.S. Senate, and along with [[Washington]]'s [[Maria Cantwell]] the first woman to defeat an incumbent...
5: ...om [[1975]]-[[1978]]. She has also worked as a social worker, and a leadership training consultant. Sh...
7: ...trition and Forestry]], and the [[U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging]]. She introduced the [[Medic...
11: ...Democrat in the U.S. Senate on [[November 16]], [[2004]], when she was elected by her colleagues to be s... - Margaret Thatcher (46377 bytes)
29: ...foreign relations, Thatcher maintained the "[[special relationship]]" with the [[United States]], and ...
31: ...-scale [[unemployment]], especially in the industrial heartlands of [[northern England]], and increase...
36: ... politics, serving as an [[Alderman]] (while officially described as '[[Whig|Liberal]] Independent', i...
38: ...rman of the [[Oxford University Conservative Association]] in [[1946]], the third woman to hold the po...
41: ...r|Mark]] were born. On returning to work, she specialised in tax issues. - Emma Goldman (12210 bytes)
3: ...ed events of the [[Russian Revolution of 1917|Russian Revolution]]. She spent a number of years in th...
6: ...repression]] after the [[assassination]] of [[Russian Tsar Alexander II|Alexander II]], she moved with...
9: ...the uproar over the hanging, Goldman left her marriage and her family and traveled to New Haven, CT, a...
18: ...mmary of the principle of [[Eminent domain|expropriation]] advocated by anarchist communists like [[Pe...
21: ...ral days before. The authorities' attempt to associate her and the other nine anarchists with the deat... - Rosa Parks (8331 bytes)
6: ... an education center for workers' rights and [[racial equality]].
17: While few historians doubt Park's contribution to the civil rights m...
45: ...ong ''[[Rosa Parks (song)|Rosa Parks]]''. The initial lawsuit was dismissed. Parks' caretakers hired l...
47: ...s were pursuing the case based on their own financial interest.
49: ...arks' niece, [[Rhea McCauley]], said in an [[Associated Press]] interview. "As a family, our fear is t... - Isabel Allende (3632 bytes)
1: ...[Salvador Allende]], see [[Isabel Allende (politician)]]''
8: ...Bolivia]] and then to [[Lebanon]]. While in Bolivia, Allende attended an [[United States|American]] p...
10: ...nited Nations]]' [[FAO]] in [[Santiago, Chile|Santiago]], and later in [[Brussels, Belgium]], and else...
12: Beginning in 1967, Allende was on the editorial staff for ''Paula'' magazine, and from 1973 to 1...
14: ...3, Allende's play ''El embajador'' debuted in Santiago. On [[September 11]] that same year, her uncle ... - Margaret Atwood (6318 bytes)
2: ...ria University in the University of Toronto|Victoria College]] in [[Toronto]]. After living in various...
4: ...ed work. She has also been associated with [[Canadian nationalism]] in the [[1960s]] and [[1970s]].
6: ...anks as a key figure in [[Canadian poetry]], especially as one of [[Toronto]]'s new voices in the [[19...
8: ...ders know Atwood for her tale of a future [[dystopia]] in the science fiction [[novel]] ''[[The Handma...
10: ...f the competition, ''Le combat des livres'', in [[2004]]. - Toni Morrison (2576 bytes)
8: ...f Solomon]], a tale of the renunciation of [[materialism]] and the strength of [[brotherly love]]. She...
35: ...member:The Journey to School Integration]] (April 2004) - Amelia Earhart (9225 bytes)
1: [[Image:Amelia_earhart_1.jpg|thumb|190px|Amelia Earhart]]
2: ...37]]) was a famous [[United States|American]] [[aviator]], known for breaking new ground for female pi...
6: ...arhart's inability to provide for his family, Amelia spent the first twelve years of her life living w...
8: ... During this time, she was able to keep up with aviation as a weekend hobbyist. She was even featured ...
10: ...bruary 7]], [[1931]]. Earhart referred to the marriage as a "partnership" with "dual control." - Valentina Tereshkova (2387 bytes)
5: ...four hundred applicants, five were selected: [[Tatiana Kuznetsova]], [[Irina Solov'yova]], [[Zhanna Ye...
7: ...ok 6]], and became the first woman and first civilian to fly into space. Her call sign in this flight ...
9: ...S|air force]] and the cosmonaut corps by presidential order.
11: ...ctor. They divorced in [[1982]], though their marriage collapsed long before. Her second husband, Dr. ... - Rosalind Franklin (9829 bytes)
5: ... [[United Kingdom]], into an affluent and influential Anglo-Jewish family. Her great uncle was [[Herbe...
8: ...d at the ''British Coal Utilization Research Association'' studying the fine structure of coal and cha...
12: ...alind Franklin started working as a research associate at [[King's College London]] in the [[Medical R...
15: ...DNA, but the flaws in the model were spotted immediately by Franklin. By the beginning of 1952 it was ...
20: ...which was quite possibly caused by exposure to radiation in the course of her research. She is interre... - Maria Callas (4931 bytes)
1: ...ge:Callas as Anna Bolena.jpg|right|thumb|350px|Maria Callas in the title role of Donizetti's opera ''A...
3: ..., her repertoire ranged from classical [[opera seria]], such as [[Gaspare Spontini|Spontini]]'s ''[[La...
5: ...ext three years. In [[1947]], Callas made her Italian debut at the [[Verona Arena]] in ''[[La Gioconda...
9: ...las gave a series of master classes at the [[Juilliard School]] in New York. (These classes later form...
15: ...aaludes]]. Devetzi may have conned Callas' sister Iakintha into signing her share of the estate over t... - Sofia Gubaidulina (8325 bytes)
1: ...na''') (born [[October 24]], [[1931]]) is a [[Russia]]n-[[Tatar]] [[composer]] of deeply religious mus...
3: ... [[Tatar Republic]]. She studied composition and piano at the [[Kazan]] Conservatory, graduating in 19...
5: During her studies in [[Soviet]] Russia, her music was labeled "irresponsible" for its ex...
11: ...n 2000 project in commemoration of [[Johann Sebastian Bach]]. Her contribution was the [[Johannes-Pass...
18: * Quintet for piano, two violins, viola, and violoncello (1957)
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