Biography

Alfred Kinsey

Alfred Kinsey (June 23, 1894-August 25 1956) was an American biologist whose research on human sexuality revolutionised popular understanding of sexual desire and impulse in both men and women. Table of Contents 1 Education and Early Career 2 ‘Father of Sexology’ 3 Controversy 4 Sources Education and Early Career Kinsey was born in New Jersey, […]

Alysa Stanton

Alysa Stanton (born c. 1964) is an African-American Jew. On June 6, 2009, she was ordained the first African-American female rabbi. Education Stanton was raised a Pentecostal Christian. She grew up in Cleveland, Ohio, and Denver, Colorado. In her first career, Stanton was a psychotherapist She specialized in grief counseling, and was asked to speak […]

Barbara McClintock

Barbara McClintock (June 16 1902 – September 2 1992), is an American cytogeneticist. She won the 1983 for her discovery of genetic transposition, or the ability of genes to change position on the chromosome. Table of Contents 1 Education and early influences 2 Research 3 Prizes and Distinctions 4 References 5 See Also Education and […]

Benazir Bhutto

Benazir Bhutto (21 June 1953 – 27 December 2007) was first female prime minister and the first woman elected to lead a Muslim State. Her government was dismissed twice on account of corruption, but she was credited for putting greater focus on modernisation of the economy and for putting more attention on women’s issues. She […]

Bertha von Suttner

Bertha Felicitas Sophie Freifrau von Suttner (Baroness Bertha von Suttner) (1843 – 1914)  was an novelist, pacifist, and the first woman to be a . She was the product of an aristocratic society whose military traditions she accepted without question for the first half of her life and vigorously opposed for the last half. Table […]

Condoleezza Rice

Condoleezza Rice born November 14, 1954 is an American professor, politican, diplomat and author. She was the 66th . Rice was National Security Advisor during his first term.She was also a professor of political science at Stanford University, as well as Provost from 1993-1999. Rice also served as the Soviet and East European Affairs Advisor […]

Cristina Fernández de Kirchner

Cristina Elisabet Fernández de Kirchner (born February 19, 1953) is an politician from the Justicialist Party and the current President of Argentina. She is the wife of former President of Argentina Néstor Kirchner. Before assuming the presidency she was a Senator for Buenos Aires Province and acted as First Lady during her husband’s term. She […]

Corazon Aquino

María Corazón Cojuangco-Aquino (b. 1933 -1 August, 2009), was the 11th President of the , serving from 1986 to 1992. She was the first female President of the Philippines and was Asia’s first female President. Table of Contents 1 Early Life and Education 2 Marriage to Benigno Aquino, Jr. and Political life 3 Presidency 1986-1992 […]

Aung San Suu Kyi

Aung San Suu Kyi (1945 – ) is a pro-democracy actiist and leader of the National League for Democracy in , a prisoner of conscience and advocate of nonviolent resistance. She is currently under detention, with the Myanmar junta repeatedly extending her detention. According to the results of the 1990 general election, Suu Kyi earned […]

Amelie Noether

Amalie Emmy Noether was born on 23 March 1882 in Erlangen, . She was a mathematician known for her groundbreaking contributions to abstract algebra and theoretical physics, and was described by Albert Einstein and others as the most important woman in the history of mathematics. Table of Contents 1 Education 2 Career 1908-1920 3 Work […]

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