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- Emma Goldman (12210 bytes)
3: ...ntative in [[London]] of the [[Federacinarquista Ib鲩ca|CNT-FAI]].
6: ...dman was introduced to revolutionary ideas; she obtained a copy of [[Nikolai Chernyshevsky|Chernyshevs...
9: ...rsner remained legally married, allowing her to retain her American citizenship.
13: ...t figure of the anarchist movement in the United States at the time. Her defense of Berkman's attempte...
18: ...imony of one invididual, a Detective Jacobs. [[Voltairine de Cleyre]] gave the lecture ''[[In Defense ... - Madalyn Murray O'Hair (6271 bytes)
1: ...nd campaigned for the [[separation of church and state]].
4: ...calling herself Madalyn Murray. In [[1949]] she obtained a Law degree from [[South Texas College of La...
7: ... Bible-reading at public schools in the [[United States]]. Public opinion was such that in [[1964]] [[...
9: ...resses issues of [[First Amendment to the United States Constitution | First Amendment]] public policy...
11: ...of church and state in violation of the [[United States Constitution|Constitution]]. In [[1980]] her s... - Rosa Parks (8331 bytes)
6: ...ican Civil Rights Movement]] and worked as a secretary for the [[Montgomery, Alabama|Montgomery]], [[A...
10: ...g]]) gathered to discuss the proper actions to be taken after Mrs. Parks arrest. What ensued next was ...
12: ...d in [[Supreme Court of the United States|United States Supreme Court]]'s ruling that segregated bus s...
14: ...John Conyers]] ([[Democratic Party of the United States|D]]-[[Michigan]]) from [[1965]] until [[1988]]...
19: ...fer to her simply as a "tired seamstress." Parks stated in her autobiography, ''My Life'', that it was... - Gloria Steinem (3728 bytes)
5: ..., he traveled in a trailer all around the United States, buying and selling. The family split in [[19...
9: ...ters. After two years she landed a job as an assistant editor of ''Help!'' magazine and also freelance...
12: ...ze her lectures in ways that also brought other notable feminists to the foreground. During this time ...
23: ... died of brain [[lymphoma]] on [[December 30]], [[2003]] at age 62. - Isabel Allende (3632 bytes)
8: ... While in Bolivia, Allende attended an [[United States|American]] private school, and while in Lebano...
12: ...a collection of articles, ''Civilice a su troglodita''. She also worked in Chilean television product...
16: ...rk|Danish]] director [[Bille August]]. The movie starred [[Jeremy Irons]], [[Meryl Streep]], [[Winona ...
18: ...|San Rafael]]. In [[2003]] she obtained [[United States|U.S.]] citizenship.
20: ...her daughter Paula, who lay in a coma in the hospital (she died of [[porphyria]] in 1992). In addition... - Margaret Atwood (6318 bytes)
2: ...omen's writing]]. She was born in [[Ottawa]], [[Ontario]], and attended school at [[Victoria Universit...
4: ...s of [[second-wave feminism]]. She also has a reputation for her deep interest in [[Canada]] and [[Can...
6: ...drawn on include [[internal rhyme]], [[extended metaphor]], as well as [[alliteration]] or [[assonance...
8: ... the science fiction [[novel]] ''[[The Handmaid's Tale]]'' (made into a movie and an opera), or for he...
10: ...language|French]] translation of ''The Handmaid's Tale'', ''La servante 飡rlate'', was included in th... - Anna Comnena (3243 bytes)
3: ...the enterprise, she exclaimed that "nature had mistaken their sexes, for he ought to have been the wom...
5: ...ounting events that occurred before her enforced status as a nun, but becomes especially defective aft...
13: * John France, "[http://www.deremilitari.org/RESOURCES/PDFs/FRANCE2.PDF Anna Comnena, th...
14: ...rusade?]", ''Journal of Medieval History'' v. 29 (2003) - Toni Morrison (2576 bytes)
6: Morrison was an important player in the battle to open the canon of Engli...
8: ...or [[Song of Solomon (novel)|Song of Solomon]], a tale of the renunciation of [[materialism]] and the ...
18: *''[[Tar Baby]]'' (1981)
23: *''[[Love (novel)|Love]]'' (2003)
26: *''[[Recitatif]]'' (1983) - Aretha Franklin (7875 bytes)
2: ...[[hip-hop]], [[gospel]], and even [[opera]], The state of [[Michigan]] declared her voice to be a natu...
6: ...r, the results never gave full rein to Franklin's talents. Her greatest and most innovative work was ...
8: ... they just sat me down at the piano and the hits started coming."
10: ...edelic music]] and [[rock and roll]], including notable covers of songs by [[The Beatles]] ("Eleanor R...
14: ...bum in 1973 ''''You.'''' But it still produced a standout track ''"Angel",'' written by her sister Car... - Sofia Gubaidulina (8325 bytes)
1: ...rn [[October 24]], [[1931]]) is a [[Russia]]n-[[Tatar]] [[composer]] of deeply religious music.
3: Gubaidulina was born in [[Chistopol]], in the [[Tatar Republic]]. She studied composition and piano at...
5: ...amination encouraged her to continue down her "mistaken path".
11: In 2000 Sofia Gubaidulina, along with [[Tan Dun]], [[Osvaldo Golijov]], and [[Wolfgang Rihm]...
13: ==Quotations == - Alanis Morissette (25762 bytes)
6: ...le singer/songwriters. The influence of "You Oughta Know" is readily seen almost a decade later in th...
10: ... born on [[June 1]], [[1974]], in [[Ottawa]], [[Ontario]], [[Canada]], to schoolteachers Alan and Geor...
14: ...ame year, Morissette wrote her first song, "Fate Stay With Me", at the age of 9:
21: ...'[[You Can't Do That on Television]]'', shot in Ottawa, her hometown. Morissette became a recurring ca...
25: :''Take a trip to New York with your guardian'' - Patti Smith (6059 bytes)
1: [[Image:pattismith-horses.jpg|thumb|300px|Stark in its simplicity, the cover of Patti Smith's f...
2: ...' (born [[December 30]], [[1946]]) is a [[United States]] [[musician]], [[singer]] and [[poet]]. She w...
6: ... Jersey, with the flipside a version of the rock standard with the addition of a spoken piece about fu...
8: ...'n roll's classics. As Smith toured the [[United States]] and [[Europe]], with the newly christened Pa...
10: ...pport of the record, Smith fell from a stage in [[Tampa, Florida]], falling 15 feet into a concrete or... - Lucinda Williams (4182 bytes)
2: ...' (born [[January 26]], [[1953]]) is an [[United States|American]] [[rock music|rock]], [[folk music|f...
4: ...ity for music at an early age, and was playing guitar at 12.
8: ...s -- she developed a following and a critical reputation. Nevertheless, it was not until 1988 that [[R...
14: Williams also gained a reputation as a perfectionist and slow worker when it ca...
16: ...was Williams' breakthrough to the mainstream. Containing the single "Still I Long for Your Kiss" from... - Sheryl Crow (8611 bytes)
1: ...Very Best of Sheryl Crow'' album released October 2003]]
3: ...]) is an American [[blues rock]] [[singer]], [[guitarist]] and song writer.
7: ... make eye contact with the singer except when on stage.
9: ...he record and implored the label to allow her to start anew; they agreed. She teamed up with [[record ...
17: ...e debut single from this album, "[[My Favorite Mistake]]", was rumored to be about him, though Crow cl... - Tori Amos (27672 bytes)
3: ...can]] [[singer]], [[pianist]] and [[songwriter]]. Tackling a wide range of subjects, including [[sexua...
7: ...ng Queen]], Most Likely to Succeed (female), Most Talented (female), and Best All-Around (female) and ...
10: ...kup vocalist. She also recorded a song called "Distant Storm" for the film [[China O'Brien]]; in the c...
13: ...gious upbringing, sexual awakening, struggle to establish her identity, and her rape. The Atlantic exe...
23: ...uly indecipherable to some fans, and the instrumentation, including church bells, bagpipes, and a gosp... - Bonnie and Clyde (17385 bytes)
3: ...bank robber]]s who traveled the [[central United States]] during the [[Great Depression]], often with ...
11: ... and awaited the violent deaths they viewed as certain. She was fond of creative writing and the arts....
15: ...smaller jobs, robbing grocery stores and filling stations at a rate far outpacing the ten to fifteen b...
23: ...io]], Clyde remained incarcerated in the [[Texas state prison]] at [[Eastham Farm]] until early 1932. ...
25: ...o [[Massachusetts]], purportedly to make a clean start. However, he returned to Texas within weeks, em... - Mary, the mother of Jesus (30135 bytes)
8: ...aditions of the Church Fathers, and their interpretations of the Scriptures[[#Footnotes|¹]].
13: ... the neighbourhood of Maon), at a considerable distance, about 160 Km, from Nazareth. Immediately on e...
15: ... from their sins. This was followed by the presentation in the temple, the flight into [[Egypt]], and...
25: ...r Catholic names for Mary can be found in the [[Litany of the Blessed Virgin Mary]].
27: ...abernacle]] as recorded in the [[Old Testament]] (Tanakh, Hebrew Bible). - Mary Magdalene (15420 bytes)
2: ...e canonical [[New Testament]] and in the [[New Testament apocrypha]], as a follower of [[Jesus]]. She ...
4: ==Mary Magdalene in the New Testament==
6: ...ary remained until all was over, and the body was taken down and laid in a tomb prepared for [[Joseph ...
8: This is the last entry in the canonical New Testament regarding Mary of Magdala, who now returned t...
12: ...missed by the early church fathers. In the fragmentary text, the disciples ask questions of the risen ... - Mother Teresa (22682 bytes)
4: ...[poverty|poor]] of Calcutta (later renamed [[Kolkata]]) was widely reported.
6: ...beatified]] by [[Pope John Paul II]] in [[October 2003]], hence she may be properly called '''Blessed Te...
11: ...ish]] community of nuns with a mission in [[Calcutta]].
15: ... [[catechism]] at St. Mary's High School in Calcutta, becoming its principal in [[1944]]. She later sa...
17: ...or homeless children. Soon she was joined by voluntary helpers, and she received financial support fro... - Julia Child (8199 bytes)
6: ...y the [[United States Navy | Navy]] for being too tall.
8: ...n Service as head of the Registry of the OSS Secretariat.
10: .... Child as an exhibits officer with the [[United States Information Agency | U.S. Information Agency]]...
16: ...] into [[American English]], making the recipes detailed, interesting, and practical.
20: ...its helpful illustrations, precise attention to detail, and for making fine cuisine accessible to the ...
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