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Name Year of birth Year of death Description Devorah Baron [1] 1887 1956 Hebrew author, Reclusion 1922-1956 Syd Barrett [2] [3] 1946 2006 English singer-songwriter, former leader of the band Pink Floyd: Marlon Brando [4] [5] 1924 2004 American actor Maria Callas [6] [7] 1923 1977 Greek opera singer Huguette Clark [8] [9] 1906 2011
She was an ardent devotee of Lord Shiva and remained a staunch Shaivite in her country which was becoming increasingly influenced by Jainism. Her husband, the Pandyan King had converted to Jainism and this worried her a lot. The King became a Jain fanatic and even forbade her to wear Thiruneeru on her forehead. Hindus suffered persecution and ...
(Names are listed by alphabetically by given name in the western convention of given-name, surname for clarity.) Arashi Kishū – X; Ayako Matsuzaki – Ghost Hunt; Chikane Himemiya and Himeko Kurusugawa – Kannazuki no Miko; Kagome Higurashi, Kikyo, and Kaede – Inuyasha; Kagami Hiiragi and Tsukasa Hiiragi – Lucky Star; Kaho Mizuki ...
Each entry provides the woman's name, titles, roles, and region of activity. Titles such as deacon, martyr, empress, or Desert Mother indicate their societal and ecclesiastical significance. Many of these women were later canonized as saints or are venerated for their contributions.
For an example, the British scholar H. W. Garrod delivered "A Depreciation of Jane Austen" before the Royal Society for Literature in May 1928, which Johnson called extremely misogynistic and homophobic, as he attacked Austen as a writer for no other reason than she was a woman, whose male characters were all "soft", and contemptuously stated ...
Shabari was a woman from a village. [1] According to Krishna Dutt, she was a seeker of knowledge and wanted to know the meaning of Dharma. After days of travel, she met Sage Matanga at the foot of Mount Rishyamukha.
Malcolm Baldrige Jr. (1922–1987), American politician and 26th United States Secretary of Commerce Malcolm Bruce (born 1944), Scottish politician; Malcolm Caldwell (1931–1978), British academic and communist intellectual and a strong supporter of Pol Pot's rule in Democratic Kampuchea
Karaikal Ammaiyar (born Punītavatī), meaning "The Revered Mother of Karaikal", is one of the three women amongst the 63 Nayanmars and one of the greatest figures of early Tamil literature. She was born in Karaikal, South India, and probably lived during the 5th century AD. [1] She was a devotee of Shiva. [2] [3]