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Mary Paik Lee (August 17, 1900 [2] – February 14, 1995 [3]) was a Korean American writer most known for her autobiography, Quiet Odyssey: A Pioneer Korean Woman in America. She was born in the Korean Empire and moved to the United States in 1905, eventually settling in Riverside, California in 1906.
Penelope. Drawing after Attic pottery figure. Penelope encounters the returned Odysseus posing as a beggar. From a mural in the Macellum of Pompeii. Penelope (/ p ə ˈ n ɛ l ə p i / [1] pə-NEL-ə-pee; Ancient Greek: Πηνελόπεια, Pēnelópeia, or Πηνελόπη, Pēnelópē) [2] is a character in Homer's Odyssey.
The episode's title refers to the scientific contributions of the women scientists featured in the episode as well as how their discoveries helped advance our knowledge of the composition of stars. The episode received a 1.4/4 in the 18-49 rating/share, with 3.66 million American viewers watching on Fox .
Based on C-SPAN's history series, First Ladies: Influence and Image, the book features interviews with more than fifty preeminent historians and biographers. A must-read for all First Lady fans ...
In the Odyssey, Homer describes Odysseus' journey home from Troy. Prior to the Trojan War, Odysseus was King of Ithaca, a Greek island known for its isolation and rugged terrain. [1] When he departs from Ithaca to fight for the Greeks in the war, he leaves behind a newborn child, Telemachus, and his wife, Penelope. Although most surviving Greek ...
[1] [2] This book is a more accessible version of the authors' previous textbook, designed for general readership. It explores the evolving role of the First Ladies of the United States in American history and their impacts on society. [1] [2] The book examines themes associated with individual First Ladies.
Emily Rose Caroline Wilson (born 1971) is a British American classicist, author, translator, and Professor of Classical Studies at the University of Pennsylvania. [1] In 2018, she became the first woman to publish an English translation of Homer's Odyssey. [2] [3] Her translation of the Iliad was released in September 2023.
Coolie Woman (full title: Coolie Woman: The Odyssey of Indenture) is a book written by Gaiutra Bahadur and co-published in 2013 by Hurst and Company of London [1] in Europe and the University of Chicago Press in the US. [2] Editions from Hachette in India in 2013 and Jacana in South Africa in 2014 followed. [citation needed]