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  1. Grace Hopper (7469 bytes)
    1: ... Hopper.jpg|thumbnail|200px|Grace Hopper (January 1984)]] Rear Admiral '''Grace Murray Hopper''' ([[Dec...
    12: ... to Captain in [[1973]] by Admiral [[Elmo R. Zumwalt, Jr.]].
    18: She was then hired as a senior consultant to [[Digital Equipment Corporation]], a positi...
  2. Sofia Kovalevskaya (3306 bytes)
    20: ...cs of Sonya Kovalevskaya</cite> (Springer-Verlag, 1984)
  3. Anna Maxwell (1551 bytes)
    8: ...'Hygiene Publique]] (Medal of honor for Public Health).
    10: ...ring the summers in the early 20th century, he wealthy [[J. Kennedy Tod]] of [[New York]] invited her ...
    12: ...: ''Practical Nursing''. Maxwell Hall ([[1928]]-[[1984]]) at Presbyterian Hospital was named for her.
  4. Aretha Franklin (7875 bytes)
    6: ...umbia really wanted her as a jazz singer, the results never gave full rein to Franklin's talents. Her...
    8: ...h producers [[Jerry Wexler]] and Arif Mardin, resulting in some of the most influential R&B recordings...
    10: ...to number one in the UK pop charts - the best result being a number four with her version of [[Burt Ba...
    12: ...hink", "Baby I Love You", "The House That Jack Built", and "Respect",'' a cover of an [[Otis Redding]]...
    21: ...tha Franklin was sued for breach of contract in [[1984]] when she was unable to star in the [[Broadway]]...
  5. Sofia Gubaidulina (8325 bytes)
    5: ...s labeled "irresponsible" for its exploration of alternate [[musical tuning|tunings]]. She was support...
    26: ... for large wind orchestra and mezzo-soprano/contralto (1974), for percussion, mezzo-soprano, and large...
    38: ...''Quasi hoquetus'' for viola, bassoon, and piano (1984)
    49: *''Lauda'' for alto, tenor, baritone, narrator, mixed choir, and lar...
    52: *''Dancer on a Tightrope (Der Seilt䮺er)'' for violin and piano (1993)
  6. Catherine Deneuve (2766 bytes)
    26: * ''[[Fort Saganne]]'' (1984)
  7. Mia Farrow (4707 bytes)
    44: *''[[Broadway Danny Rose]]'' ([[1984]])
    45: *''[[Supergirl]]'' ([[1984]])
  8. Jodie Foster (4460 bytes)
    24: *''[[The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys]]'' (2002) (also producer)
    40: *''[[The Blood of Others]]'' (1984)
    41: *''[[The Hotel New Hampshire]]'' (1984)
  9. Katharine Hepburn (23170 bytes)
    5: ...iscussions on these topics and more, and as a result the Hepburn children became well-versed in social...
    17: ... met a young producer with a stock company in [[Baltimore, Maryland]] who cast her in several small ro...
    24: <!-- Her acting in ''[[The Lake]]'' resulted in [[Dorothy Parker]]?s famous remark that Hepb...
    38: ...isdaining makeup. She also had a famously difficult relationship with the press, turning down most in...
    40: ...On the set she was saddled with the label "difficult to work with", an attitude that earned her the ni...
  10. Helen Hunt (3298 bytes)
    51: *''[[Sweet Revenge]]'' (Made for TV) (1984)
  11. Sophia Loren (9622 bytes)
    13: ...orio De Sica]]'s ''[[Two Women]]'' earned her a multitude of awards and, along with the [[Cannes]], [[...
    21: ...r Old Men]]'' playing a femme fatale opposite [[Walter Matthau]] and [[Jack Lemmon]].
    31: * Other notable film roles were: Jimena ([[Charlton Heston]]'s love interest) in ''[[El Cid]]''; Lu...
    39: * "Getting ahead in a difficult profession requires avid faith in yourself. That ...
    97: *''[[The Condemned of Altona]]'' (1962)
  12. Marilyn Monroe (30186 bytes)
    4: Although she would eventually become the most celebra...
    12: ...ast Coast of the United States|East Coast]] and felt marriage would be the best solution for the teena...
    20: ...]]'' in [[1950]] and especially with ''[[The Asphalt Jungle]]'' released the same year.
    27: ...rry A Millionaire]]'' both released in 1953 catapulted Marilyn into A list status and she quickly beca...
    31: ...t attack shortly after filming was completed and although Monroe started work on a new movie, ''[[Some...
  13. Meryl Streep (12114 bytes)
    7: ...in court) that a [[dingo]] took the child. From [[1984]] to [[1990]], Streep won six [[People's Choice A...
    43: *[[1984]] - [[Golden Globe]] Best Actress, in ''[[Silkwoo...
    44: *[[1984]] - [[Academy Award]] Best Actress, in ''[[Silkwo...
    95: *[[In Our Hands]] (1984) (documentary)
    96: *[[Falling in Love]] (1984)
  14. Fanny Blankers-Koen (14562 bytes)
    5: ...rt in the [[1936 Summer Olympics]] a year later. Although international competition was hampered by [[...
    13: ...[metre|m]]. Fanny Koen soon made the Dutch team, although as a sprinter, not a middle distance runner....
    29: ...rcumstances were not easy, and it got more difficult to get enough food, especially for an athlete in ...
    31: ...] was happy to make it through the war in good health.
    37: ...80 m hurdles, and the 4 נ100 m relay. Although she displayed her form two months before the...
  15. Nadia Comaneci (5337 bytes)
    11: ...World Championships. A fall from uneven bars resulted in a 4th place finish, but she won the beam tit...
    17: ...emselves provided half the judges here. Between [[1984]] and [[1989]] she was a member of the [[Romanian...
  16. Steffi Graf (16410 bytes)
    10: ...of [[1984]], and No. 6 at the end of [[1985]]. In 1984 she represented [[West Germany]] in the tennis de...
    12: ...won her first tour title in April [[1986]] at [[Hilton Head]], [[South Carolina]], defeating [[Chris E...
    14: ...ed backhand that was the best in the game. She built her powerful and accurate serve up to 105 mph. Sh...
    28: ...brought by a former [[Playboy]] model. The difficulty of answering questions about the matter came to ...
    30: A mixture of injury problems, personal difficulties and loss of form made [[1991]] a tough year fo...
  17. Jackie Joyner-Kersee (2098 bytes)
    4: ...odwill Games]]). She was inspired to compete in multi-discipline events after seeing a 1975 television...
    6: ...Olympic [[triple jump]] in [[1984 Summer Olympics|1984]]. [[Sports Illustrated]] voted her the greatest ...
  18. Suzanne Lenglen (11495 bytes)
    8: .... During her youth, she suffered from numerous health problems including chronic [[asthma]], which als...
    20: ...ionship every year with the exception of 1924. Health problems due to her asthma which had already tak...
    30: Once healthy, she set about preparing herself for redemption...
    34: ...uary [[1926 in sports|1926]] tournament at the Carlton Club in [[Cannes]], she played her only match a...
    38: ...ocracy|aristocratic]] English attendees as an insult to the monarchy. Lenglen withdrew from the tourna...
  19. Shirley Muldowney (1811 bytes)
    2: ... the face of enormous opposition from those who felt drag racing was no place for women. [[Don Garlits...
  20. Martina Navratilova (16246 bytes)
    19: ...nded a [[Navratilova's 74-match winning streak in 1984|74-match winning streak]] (a record for a profess...
    21: ...our of the Grand Slam women’s doubles titles in 1984, partnering [[Pam Shriver]]. This was part of a r...
    64: 1984 French Open Chris Evert ...
    65: 1984 Wimbledon Chris Evert ...
    66: 1984 US Open Chris Evert ...

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