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  2. Fawzia Karim Firoze - Wikipedia

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    Firoze was one of the advocates that encouraged the High Court Division of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh to rule on 13 May 2009 to prevent the sexual harassment of women and children. [6] Bangladesh was the first country to pass a law banning acid violence, in 2002. [7] Firoze who was a founding trustee of the Acid Survivors Trust.

  3. List of landmarks of St. Louis - Wikipedia

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    View of the Eads Bridge under construction in 1870, listed as a St. Louis Landmark and National Historic Landmark St. Louis Landmark is a designation of the Board of Aldermen of the City of St. Louis for historic buildings and other sites in St. Louis, Missouri. Listed sites are selected after meeting a combination of criteria, such as whether the site is a cultural resource, near a cultural ...

  4. St. Liborius Church and Buildings - Wikipedia

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    St. Liborius was established as a German national parish in 1856. [2] The church building is a large Gothic Revival structure covered in red brick. It was designed by New York City architect William Shickel. [3] At one time the central bell tower featured a stone tracery spire. It was removed in the 1960s. [4] The church was completed in 1889.

  5. Mayor of St. Louis - Wikipedia

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    The mayor of St. Louis is the chief executive officer of St. Louis's city government. The mayor has a duty to enforce city ordinances and the power to either approve or veto city ordinances passed by the Board of Aldermen. [2] The current mayor is Tishaura Jones, who took office on April 20, 2021.

  6. Metropolitan Zoological Park and Museum District - Wikipedia

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    Beginning in 1907 and 1915 respectively, the St. Louis Art Museum and the St. Louis Zoo were both publicly funded by property taxes paid by residents of St. Louis City. Zoo chairman Howard Baer and his successor, Circuit Judge Thomas F. McGuire, worked with their supporters to secure the statute to establish the district. H.B. 23 authorized a ...

  7. List of museums and cultural institutions in Greater St. Louis

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    St. Louis Art Museum The Gateway Arch The Climatron The Jewel Box The City Museum The Magic House Mcdonnell Planetarium Standard J-1 at the Historic Aircraft Restoration Museum A Burlington Zephyr and a Frisco 2-10-0 on display at the Museum of Transportation 1904 World's Fair Flight Cage at the St. Louis Zoo Jefferson Barracks Telephone Museum

  8. St. Ferdinand Township, St. Louis County, Missouri - Wikipedia

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    St. Ferdinand Township is a township in St. Louis County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1] Its population was 34,032 as of the 2010 census . St. Ferdinand Township is named after St Ferdinand, the former name of Florissant, Missouri .

  9. Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center - Wikipedia

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    Siteman's main facility is at Washington University Medical Center in St. Louis’ Central West End neighborhood. In 2021, work began on a new main facility on the medical campus that is scheduled for completion in summer 2024. [5] Five other St. Louis-area sites offer specialized cancer care in suburban locations: