Elena Kagan was born April 28, 1960, in New York City. She is a nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court. Prior to the nomination her prestigious career includes serving as Solicitor General of the under president Obama, from 2009 to 2010. Table of Contents 1 Education and Life 2 Career 3 Nomination 4 References Education […]

Elfriede Jelinek (born 20 October 1946) is an feminist playwright and novelist. She was awarded the in 2004 for her “musical flow of voices and counter-voices in novels and plays that, with extraordinary linguistic zeal, reveal the absurdity of society’s clichés and their subjugating power. “ Table of Contents 1 Early Life 2 Political Activism […]

Domestic violence and abuse are complex issues that require sensitive and comprehensive approaches by professionals. Those working to tackle domestic violence, all recognise the need for more robust and comparable data in the field. Better data will not only develop comprehensive legislation at national and EU level, but also allow professionals to develop more adapted […]

Elisabeth Kopp (born December 16, 1936) is a politician and the first woman elected to the Swiss Federal Council (1984-1989). Table of Contents 1 Education 2 Political Career 3 Swiss Federal Council 4 Scandal 5 See Also 6 Sources Education Born in Zurich, she completed her secondary education in Bern. She studied law at the […]

Elizabeth Cady Stanton, born in 1815, is thought to have been the driving catalyst behind the start of the in the . Friends with many suffragettes and abolitionists of the day, she was able to organize their passions to create the first woman’s rights convention in Seneca Falls, New York. Throughout her years active, she […]

Ellen Johnson Sirleaf (born 29 October 1938) is the current of . She served as Minister of Finance under President William R. Tolbert, Jr. from 1979 until the 1980 coup d’état, after which she left Liberia and held senior positions at various financial institutions. She placed a distant second in the Liberian presidential election, 1997. […]

Gabrielle Émilie Le Tonnelier de Breteuil, marquise du Châtelet (1706 – 1749) was a mathematician, physicist, and  author during the age of intellectual enlightenment. Châtelet’s research predicted what is today known as infra-red radiation and the nature of light. In the year of her death, she completed the work regarded as her outstanding achievement: her […]

Emily Greene Balch (January 8, 1867 – January 9, 1961) was an American academic, writer, and pacifist who received the 1946 for her work with the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF). Table of Contents 1 Early Life and Education 2 Teaching Career 3 Peace Activist 4 League of Nations and WWII 5 […]

EMILY’s List members are dedicated to building a progressive America by electing pro-choice Democratic women to office. The organisation invests in women as candidates, as contributors, as campaign professionals, and as voters in order to bring about great change in the EMILY is an acronym that stands for “Early Money Is Like Yeast” Table of […]

Emmeline Pankhurst (née Goulden; 15 July 1858 – 14 June 1928) was a political activist and leader of the British suffragette movement. Although she was widely criticised for her militant tactics, her work is recognised as a crucial element in achieving women’s suffrage in . Table of Contents 1 Early Life and Education 2 Political […]