A member of the Democratic Party, she is the member-elect for the United States House of Representatives seat representing Delaware's at-large congressional district, and the first woman and first African American to be elected elected to the US Congress from Delaware.
1962
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2016-11-12
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Omar was born in Somalia in 1982. After the start of the civil war in 1991, she and her family left the country and spent four years in a refugee camp in Kenya. In 1995, Ilhan and her family emigrated to the United States. She was raised by her father and grandfather, who inculcated in her the importance of democracy.
1982
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2016-11-12
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Being a woman is not always easy. Female emancipation has become a double-edged sword in that we are encouraged to work outside of the home, yet expected to shoulder most of the domestic burden and childcare. Very few women manage to successfully do it all without help.
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2016-10-25
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Nana Mouskouri (born October 13, 1934 in Chania, Crete, Greece) is an international singer, known as one of the best-selling music artists in the world. She has recorded songs in many languages, including Greek, French, English, German, Dutch, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Hebrew, Welsh, Mandarin Chinese, Corsican, and Turkish.
I do believe that if you haven't learnt about sadness, you cannot appreciate happiness."
October 13, 1934
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2016-10-13
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Anna-Lou "Annie" Leibovitz (October 2, 1949) is an American portrait photographer. Annie Leibovitz's most enduringly popular series of photographs 'WOMEN' was published in 1999. The new exhibition WOMEN: New Portraits reflects the changes in the roles of women today.
You don't have to sort of enhance reality. There is nothing stranger than truth.
October 2, 1949
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2016-10-02
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