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"Modern Woman" is a song performed by Billy Joel from his album The Bridge. It was the album's lead-off single and was featured on the soundtrack to the film Ruthless People. In the film, the song removes an instrumental break present in the original. It was a Top 10 hit on Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1986.
The first women's association in Albania was founded in 1909. [5] Albanian women from the northern Gheg region resided within a conservative [6] and patriarchal society. In such a traditional society, the women had subordinate roles in Gheg communities that believe in "male predominance".
' woman-person ') whereas ' man ' was wer or wǣpnedmann (from wǣpn ' weapon; penis '). However, following the Norman Conquest, man began to mean ' male human ', and by the late 13th century it had largely replaced wer. [11] The consonants /f/ and /m/ in wīfmann coalesced into the modern woman, while wīf narrowed to specifically mean a ...
Chameria was mostly used as a term for the region of modern Thesprotia, during the Ottoman rule. [ 9 ] [ 10 ] It is of uncertain etymology. It possibly derives from the ancient Greek name of the Thyamis river, called Cham ( Çam ) in Albanian , either through the unattested Slavic *čamь or *čama rendering the older Slavic *tjama, or a direct ...
The novel was first published in 1894 and is an example of the "New Woman" genre of late-Victorian England. [1] The life of the protagonist, Mary Erle, loosely follows that of Hepworth Dixon: both the author and the character turned to journalism as a way of sustaining themselves after the death of their fathers.
Gruaja Shqiptare was a women's organization in Albania, active between 1928 and 1939. [1] It was a state supported women's rights organization with the task of ...
A modern woman walks in the world with her heart and mind, both of which are necessary in life. The heart to know who we are and the mind to remain who we are. The time we live in is different, the role of women in the modern world has changed, they are more determined, brave, independent, I would say that the real era of modern women is yet to ...
Finnish women enjoy a "high degree of equality" and "traditional courtesy" among men. [17] In 1906, the women of Finland became the first women in Europe to be granted the right to vote. [18] There are many women in Finland who hold prominent positions in Finnish society, in the academics, in the field of business, [18] and in the government of ...