Biography

Wislawa Szymborska

Wisława Szymborska (born July 2, 1923) is a poet, essayist and translator. She was awarded the 1996 . Table of Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Poetry, communism, and politics 3 Publications 4 Prizes 5 See also 6 References Early life and education Born in Kornic, Poland, Szymborska’s family moved to Krakow in 1931, where […]

Sirimavo Bandaranaike

Sirimavo Bandaranaike (1916-2000) was a politician and Prime Minister of (formerly Ceylon). She became the world’s first elected female prime minister in 1960. She was the wife of a previous Sri Lankan prime minister, Solomon Bandaranaike, whom she replaced after his assassination, and the mother of Sri Lanka’s third prime minister, Chandrika Kumaratunga. Table of […]

Simone de Beauvoir

Simone de Beauvoir was born on January 9,1908 in Paris, and died on April 14, 1986. As a writer and philosopher, Simone de Beauvoir played a significant role in 20th century feminism, and continues to influence new generations of feminists. Her importance as a philosopher has only recently been recognised, a result of her prolific […]

Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz

Juana Inés de Asbaje y Ramírez de Santillana nació en San Miguel Nepantla el 12 de noviembre de 1651, murió el 17 de abril de 1695 en la Ciudad de México. Fue una poeta considerada como la mayor representante de la literatura novohispana del siglo XVII. Méndez Plancarte, Alfonso, «Introducción», Obras completas, t. I. México: […]

Soong Ching-ling

Soong Ch’ing-ling (traditional Chinese: 宋慶齡) (27 January 1893 – 29 May 1981), also known as Madame Sun Yat-sen, was one of the three Soong sisters—who, along with their husbands, were amongst most significant political figures of the early 20th century. She was the first non-royal woman to officially become head of state of China, acting […]

Sigrid Undset

Sigrid Undset (20 May 1882–10 June 1949) was a novelist who was awarded the in 1928. Table of Contents 1 Early Life and Education 2 Writing Career 3 Marriage and Religion 4 World War II 5 Works 6 See Also 7 Sources Early Life and Education Sigrid Undset was born in Kalundborg, , and emigrated […]

Ruth Dreifuss

Ruth Dreifuss (b. 1940 – ) is a member of the Swiss Social Democratic Party and was the first woman ever to become President of the . Table of Contents 1 Education and Early Career 2 Politics 3 Reaction to her status as first female President of Swizerland 4 See Also 5 References Education and […]

The Role of Her Royal Highness Princess Bajrakitiyapha to The United Nations

This article was written by group 6 in , as part of the . Table of Contents 1 Biography 2 Her Royal Highness Princess Bajrakitiyabha’s social role 3 Her Royal Highness Princess Bajrakitiyabha’s role in the “Enhancing Life of Female Inmates” (ELFI) project 4 See also 5 References 6 Group 6 7 Feedback Biography Her […]

Portia Simpson-Miller

Portia Simpson-Miller (born 12 December 1945) is ‘s Leader of the Opposition and was the country’s Prime Minister from 30 March 2006 to 11 September 2007. She was Jamaica’s first female Prime Minister. Table of Contents 1 Education 2 Political Career 3 Prime Minister 4 Distinctions 5 See Also 6 Sources Education She completed a […]

Michelle Bachelet

Verónica Michelle Bachelet Jeria (b. 1951) is politician who was President of Chile from 11 March 2006 to 11 March 2010 —the first woman president in the ‘s history. Bachelet was appointed as the head of by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on September 14, 2010. She took up the post on September 19, 2010. In […]

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