Germaine Greer (born 29 January 1939) is an Australian writer, academic, journalist and scholar of early modern English literature, widely regarded as one of the most significant feminist voices of the later 20th century.
Greer's ideas have created controversy ever since her book The Female Eunuch became an international best-seller in 1970, turning her into a household name and bringing her both adulation and opposition.
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2011-11-17
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Irom Sharmila Chanu (born March 14, 1972), also known as the "Iron Lady of Manipur" or "Menghoubi" ("the fair one"), is a civil rights activist, political activist, and poet from the Indian state of Manipur.
Since November 2000, she has been on hunger strike to demand that the Indian government repeal the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958 (AFSPA), which she blames for violence in Manipur and other parts of India's northeast.
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2011-11-07
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Dorothy Day (November 8, 1897 – November 29, 1980) was an American journalist, social activist, and devout Catholic convert; she advocated the Catholic economic theory of Distributism.
She was also considered to be an Anarchist, and did not hesitate to use the term.
A revered figure within the U.S. Catholic community, Day's cause for canonization is open in the Catholic Church.
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2011-11-07
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2011-11-05
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Bettina Werner (a.k.a. The Salt Queen) is an internationally acclaimed artist and a newly Americanized citizen, born in Milan, Italy in 1965.
She is a pioneer who invented the first use of colorized salt as an art medium in the History of Art.
Werner’s unique salt artworks are crystallized salt textures, created with a sophisticated movement and dynamic artistic flow.
2011-09-29
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