GREATEST WOMENS ACHIVEMENTS

Emmeline Pankhurst 1858 1928

In 1889 Emmeline Pankhurst founded the Womens Franchise League, followed by the Womens
Social and Political Union in 1905. She was joined by her daughters Christabel and Sylvia among
others in the fight for Womens Suffrage. Pankhursts tactics for drawing attention to the
movement led to her being imprisoned several times, and even experienced force-feeding after
going on hunger strike several times. She was also instrumental in placing women in mens jobs
during World War 1. She received funding of several thousand pounds from the government to aid
her in encouraging employers that women were in fact fit to undertake these jobs. Her efforts
finally came to fruition in March 1918, when women over the age of 30 were given the right to
vote. Later that same year, women over the age of 21 were given the right to become Members of
Parliament, despite the fact they were still unable to vote. It wasnt until 1928 that women were
finally given the same voting rights as men in the United Kingdom.

Eva Peron 1919 1952

Eva Peron (Evita) was First Lady of Argentina from 1946 until her death in
1952. During her time as wife of President Juan Peron, she became powerful
within the Pro-Peronist trade unions. Eventually, she founded the charitable Eva
Pern Foundation, and the nations first large-scale female political party, the
Female Peronist Party. Her charitable organization built homes for the poor and
homeless, and also provided free health care to citizens. Eventually, Evita
became the center of her own vast personality cult and her image and name soon
appeared everywhere, with train stations, a city (Ciudad Evita), and even a star
being named after her. Despite her dominance and political power, Evita was
always careful to never undermine the important symbolic role of her husband.
On August 22, 1951 the unions held a mass rally of two million people called
Cabildo Abierto at which they begged Eva Peron to run for vice president. It
has been claimed that Cabildo Abierto was the largest public display of
support in history for a female political figure. She eventually declined to run
and died the following year of Cancer.

Rosa Parks 1913 2005

Rosa Parks was an African American civil rights activist whom the U.S. Congress later called
Mother of the Modern-Day Civil Rights Movement. On December 1, 1955, Parks became
famous for refusing to obey bus driver James Blakes order that she give up her seat to make
room for a white passenger. This action of civil disobedience started the Montgomery Bus
Boycott, which is one of the largest movements against racial segregation. In addition, this
launched Martin Luther King, Jr., who was involved with the boycott, to prominence in the civil
rights movement. She has had a lasting legacy worldwide. Rosa Parks resided in Detroit until
she died at the age of ninety-two on October 24, 2005. City officials in Montgomery and Detroit
announced on October 27, 2005 that the front seats of their city buses would be reserved with
black ribbons in honor of Parks until her funeral. Her casket was transported to Washington,
DC, and taken, aboard a bus similar to the one in which she made her protest, to lie in honor in
the U.S. Capitol Rotunda (making her the first woman and second African American ever to
receive this honor).

Joan of Arc 1412 1431

Saint Joan of Arc was a 15th century national heroine of France. She was tried and executed
for heresy when she was only 19 years old. The judgment was declared invalid by the Pope
and she was declared innocent and a martyr 24 years later. She was beatified in 1909 and
canonized as a saint in 1920. Joan asserted that she had visions from God which told her to
recover her homeland from English domination late in the Hundred Years War. The
uncrowned King Charles VII sent her to the siege at Orlans as part of a relief mission. She
gained prominence when she overcame the dismissive attitude of veteran commanders and
lifted the siege in only nine days. Several more swift victories led to Charles VIIs
coronation at Reims and settled the disputed succession to the throne. She remained astute to
the end of her life and rehabilitation trial testimony frequently marvels at her astuteness. Her
subtle replies under interrogation even forced the court to stop holding public sessions.

Florence Nightingale 1820 1910

Florence Nightingale who came to be known as The Lady with the Lamp, was a pioneer of
modern nursing, a writer and a noted statistician. Her lasting contribution has been her role in
founding the modern nursing profession. She set a shining example for nurses everywhere of
compassion, commitment to patient care, and diligent and thoughtful hospital administration.
The work of the Nightingale School of Nursing continues today. The Nightingale building in
the School of Nursing and Midwifery at the University of Southampton is named after her.
International Nurses Day is celebrated on her birthday each year. Florence Nightingales most
famous contribution came during the Crimean War, which became her central focus when
reports began to filter back to Britain about the horrific conditions for the wounded. Florence
and her compatriots began by thoroughly cleaning the hospital and equipment and reorganizing
patient care. Nightingale believed the high death rates in the hospitals were due to poor
nutrition and supplies and overworking of the soldiers. Consequently, she reduced deaths in the
Army during peacetime and turned attention to the sanitary design of hospitals.

Catherine II, Empress of Russia 1729 1796

Catherine II (the Great) reigned as Empress of Russia for 34 years, from June 28, 1762 until her
death. She exemplifies the enlightened despot of her era. During her reign Catherine extended
the borders of the Russian Empire southward and westward to absorb New Russia, Crimea,
Right-Bank Ukraine, Belarus, Lithuania, and Courland at the expense of two powers the
Ottoman Empire and the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. Catherine made Russia the
dominant power in south-eastern Europe after her first RussoTurkish War against the Ottoman
Empire (17681774), which saw some of the greatest defeats in Turkish history, including the
Battle of Chesma (5 July 7 July 1770) and the Battle of Kagul (21 July 1770). Catherines
patronage furthered the evolution of the arts in Russia more than that of any Russian sovereign
before or after her. She subscribed to the ideals of the Enlightenment and considered herself a
philosopher on the throne. She showed great awareness of her image abroad, and ever desired
that Europe should perceive her as a civilized and enlightened monarch, despite the fact that in
Russia she often played the part of the tyrant.

Marie Curie Physicist (18671934)

Marie Curie was a Polish-born French physicist famous for her work on radioactivity and twice a
winner of the Nobel Prize.
Born Maria Sklodowska on November 7, 1867, in Warsaw, Poland, Marie Curie became the first
woman to win a Nobel Prize and the only woman to win the award in two different fields (physics
and chemistry). Curie's efforts, with her husband Pierre Curie, led to the discovery of polonium
and radium and, after Pierre's death, the further development of X-rays. She died on July 4, 1934.

Indira Gandhi Biography

Prime Minister (19171984)
Indira Gandhi was India's third prime minister, serving from 1966 until 1984, when her life ended in
assassination. She was the daughter of Jawaharlal Nehru, India's first prime minister.
Indira Gandhi was born on November 19, 1917, in Allahabad, India. Gandhi was born into the
politically prominent Nehru family; her father, Jawaharlal Nehru, served as Indias first prime
minister. Gandhi served three consecutive terms as prime minister, between 1966 and 1977, and
another term beginning in 1980. In 1984, Gandhi was assassinated by her Sikh bodyguards.

Helen Keller Biography

Educator, Journalist (18801968)
American educator Helen Keller overcame the adversity of being blind and deaf to become one of
the 20th century's leading humanitarians, as well as co-founder of the ACLU.
Helen Adams Keller was born on June 27, 1880 in Tuscumbia, Alabama. In 1882, she fell ill and
was struck blind, deaf and mute. Beginning in 1887, Keller's teacher, Anne Sullivan, helped her
make tremendous progress with her ability to communicate, and Keller went on to college,
graduating in 1904. In 1920, Keller helped found the ACLU. During her lifetime, she received
many honors in recognition of her accomplishments.

Most Spoken Languages In The World

French
Number of speakers: 129 million
Often called the most romantic language in the world, French is spoken in tons of countries,
Belgium, Canada, Rwanda, Cameroon, and Haiti. Oh, and France too. Were actually very
French is so popular, because without it, we might have been stuck with Dutch Toast, Dutch
and Dutch kissing (ew!).
To say hello in French, say Bonjour (bone-JOOR).

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Malay-Indonesian
Number of speakers: 159 million
Malay-Indonesian is spoken surprise in Malaysia and Indonesia.
Actually, we kinda fudged the numbers on this one because there are many
dialects of Malay, the most popular of which is Indonesian. But theyre all
pretty much based on the same root language, which makes it the ninth
most-spoken in the world.
Indonesia is a fascinating place; a nation made up of over 13,000 islands it
is the sixth most populated country in the world. Malaysia borders on two
of the larger parts of Indonesia (including the island of Borneo), and is
mostly known for its capital city of Kuala Lumpur.
To say hello in Indonesian, say Selamat pagi (se-LA-maht PA-gee).

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Portuguese
Number of speakers: 191 million

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Think of Portuguese as the little language that could. In the 12th Century,
Portugal won its independence from Spain and expanded all over the world
with the help of its famous explorers like Vasco da Gama and Prince Henry
the Navigator. (Good thing Henry became a navigator . . . could you
imagine if a guy named Prince Henry the Navigator became a florist?)
Because Portugal got in so early on the exploring game, the language
established itself all over the world, especially in Brazil (where its the
national language), Macau, Angola, Venezuela, and Mozambique.
To say hello in Portuguese, say Bom dia (bohn DEE-ah).

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Bengali
Number of speakers: 211 million
In Bangladesh, a country of 120+ million people, just about everybody
speaks Bengali. And because Bangladesh is virtually surrounded by
India (where the population is growing so fast, just breathing the air
can get you pregnant), the number of Bengali speakers in the world is
much higher than most people would expect.
To say hello in Bengali, say Ei Je (EYE-jay).

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Arabic
Number of speakers: 246 million
Arabic, one of the worlds oldest languages, is spoken in the Middle
East, with speakers found in countries such as Saudi Arabia, Kuwait,
Iraq, Syria, Jordan, Lebanon, and Egypt. Furthermore, because Arabic is
the language of the Koran, millions of Moslems in other countries speak
Arabic as well. So many people have a working knowledge of Arabic, in
fact, that in 1974 it was made the sixth official language of the United
Nations.
To say hello in Arabic, say Al salaam aalaykum (Ahl sah-LAHM ah
ah-LAY-koom).
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Russian

Number of speakers: 277 million

Mikhail Gorbachev, Boris Yeltsin, and Yakov Smirnoff are among the
millions of Russian speakers out there. Sure, we used to think of them as
our Commie enemies. Now we think of them as our Commie friends. One
of the six languages in the UN, Russian is spoken not only in the Mother
Country, but also in Belarus, Kazakhstan, and the U.S. (to name just a few
places).
To say hello in Russian, say Zdravstvuite (ZDRAST-vet-yah).

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Spanish
Number of speakers: 392 million
Aside from all of those kids who take it in high school, Spanish is
spoken in just about every South American and Central American
country, not to mention Spain, Cuba, and the U.S. There is a particular
interest in Spanish in the U.S., as many English words are borrowed
from the language, including: tornado, bonanza, patio, quesadilla,
enchilada, and taco grande supreme.
To say hello in Spanish, say Hola (OH-la).

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Hindustani
Number of speakers: 497 million
Hindustani is the primary language of Indias crowded
population, and it encompasses a huge number of dialects (of
which the most commonly spoken is Hindi). While many predict
that the population of India will soon surpass that of China, the
prominence of English in India prevents Hindustani from
surpassing the most popular language in the world. If youre
interested in learning a little Hindi, theres a very easy way: rent
an Indian movie. The film industry in India is the most prolific
in the world, making thousands of action/romance/musicals
every year.
To say hello in Hindustani, say Namaste (Nah-MAH-stay).

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English

Number of speakers: 508 million

While English doesnt have the most speakers, it is the official
language of more countries than any other language. Its speakers hail
from all around the world, including New Zealand, the U.S.,
Australia, England, Zimbabwe, the Caribbean, Hong Kong, South
Africa, and Canada. Wed tell you more about English, but you
probably feel pretty comfortable with the language already. Lets just
move on to the most popular language in the world.
To say hello in English, say Whats up, freak? (watz-UP-freek).

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MOST POPULAR SPORTS IN WORLD

American Football
Approximate # of fans: 400 million
The national obsession of millions of Americans has propelled
this sport onto the list - outside of North America, its impact is
negligible. Many estimates indicate that, of the 400 million
fans, nearly half come from the United States and Canada.
Evolving from rugby in the late 19th century, the sport was
seen mainly as a club or collegiate sport until the establishment
of the NFL in 1920. The sport includes variants such as
Canadian Football and Arena League Football, with players
moving between these leagues at times. Top historic teams
include the Dallas Cowboys, Pittsburgh Steelers, and San Francisco 49ers. There are no teams outside of North America,
although the NFL previously had NFL Europe, and plays games in England every year.

Basketball
Approximate # of fans: 400 million
Developed in America in the late 19th century, the first century of the sport was
dominated by Americans. As it has slowly spread throughout the world, other
countries have developed great talent - Lithuania, Argentina and Australia have
all become competitive. The growth is partially spurred by the urbanization of
the globe, as basketball is one of few sports that can be played in minimal
amounts of space in urban environments. International leagues in Greece, Israel,
and Japan now attract American players who can't quite make it into the
American National Basketball Association or are on the down slope of their
careers, while top talent from countries such as Germany (Dirk Nowitzki), France (Tony Parker), Spain (Pau and Marc
Gasol) and Canada (Steve Nash) are making an impact in America, including winning MVP titles.

Golf
Approximate # of fans: 450 million
Dating back to the 13th century in theory, golf wasn't solidified as a sport
until the early 1400's in Scotland, where it was promptly banned by King
James II. Possibly the only sport where its home of origin is still used as a
playing ground in modern times, the Old Course at St. Andrews has been
used for the last 500 years for golfing. The indirect nature of competition in
the game tends to be an issue for potential fans - unlike all of the other
sports on the list, golfers are never face to face in contest with each other,
creating a lack of conflict or perceived competitiveness. American players
have dominated the sport, including Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, and Tiger Woods, although a number of Asian countries
have begun to catch up.

Baseball
Approximate # of fans: 500 million
Developing in England from the game of rounders, baseball has one of
the longest-standing codes of play - the major rules have not changed
since 1901. The first formal league, the National League, was founded
before then, in 1876, and consisted of American teams. The game is
unique, with the direct competition of single players - the batter and
pitcher - within a team sport. The sport has developed fans across the
world, becoming the leading spectator sport in Japan and a national
sport in a number of Central and South American countries, all of whom
now provide talent to Major League Baseball. Cuba has developed into
a world power in the sport, winning numerous Olympic golds, while the
Japanese have won two out of three World baseball Classics. In the
MLB, teams such as the New York Yankees and St. Louis Cardinals are
the most successful and popular.

Table Tennis
Approximate # of fans: 850 million
Hugely popular in China, and gaining acceptance in Europe, table tennis
has been around for less than a century, but was adopted quickly in
mainland Asia. Part of the attraction of the sport, much like soccer, is the
ease of play and inexpensive equipment - makeshift nets can be set up on
a plank of wood, with simple wooden panels, allowing games to be played
nearly anywhere. International play has been dominated by the Chinese,
particularly the women, as no non-Chinese woman or women's team has
gotten a gold in any international competition since 1992.

Volleyball
Approximate # of fans: 900 million
A simple sport played the world over, all that is needed is a ball and a net.
The surface is negotiable, ranging from grass, to sand, to cement. This
simplicity of play and flexibility of what kind of playing surface is needed
has made this game widely popular. Introduced into the Olympic Games
in 1964, with beach volleyball variant introduced in 1996. While
traditional volleyball has been evenly matched over the years, with
numerous countries winning medals and no one country dominating,
beach volleyball has been dominated by the Americans and Brazilians,
with the two countries accounting for 20 of the 30 possible medals.

Tennis
Approximate # of fans: 1 billion
The top-ranking sport that features solo competition, tennis dates back
before the 14th century. King Louis X of France had an indoor tennis
court built for himself in the early 1400's, but it wasn't until the middle
of the 19th century that the modern rules came in to place. One of the
reasons this sport is so popular is because it has never been truly
dominated by a single player or country - of the Number One Ranked players over the last ten years across the Women's and
Men's tours, there have been 14 different players representing 8 different countries.

Field Hockey
Approximate # of fans: 2 billion
Developed independently in Europe as well as Asia in the 3rd century B.C.,
modern rules were developed in the 19th century England, and spread to the
English colonies. India and Pakistan dominated the sport in the mid-20th
century, while the later part of the decade saw Australia and the Netherlands
take over as the major force. While it is seen as a female-dominated sport in
North America, across the globe it is male-dominated.

Cricket
Approximate # of fans: 2.5 billion
Thanks to the British Empire, this sport has spread across the globe. While
references indicate that it may have been played as far back as the 16th
century, it wasnt until the early 1700s that the sport fully developed and was
codified. It is still popular across the ex-British colonies, particularly India and
neighboring countries, the countries of Australasia, and West Indies, Southern
Africa, and the British Isles. With large teams and long games sometimes up
to 5 days in length matches are usually played by county or national teams,
with limited matches per year. England and India are the top international teams, followed by Australia and South Africa.

Traditional Dresses Of India

Kurta-Pyjama
Worn by men, the kurta-pyjama is worn across India. Be it a festive
occasion or tradition ceremonies, the kurta is worn along with either
the pyjama or churidaar. The other variety of this attire is the pathani
suit (most commonly seen in Srinagar), which has become the fashion trend
lately.

Lungi
This traditional attire of India is most commonly worn in South India.
They are made of silk or cotton and are a good respite from the summer
heat. Most traditional ceremonies see men dressed up in lungis, not to
forget the famous bhangra dance where the dancers look spellbinding in
the lungi.

Dhoti
Dhoti is mainly worn by villagers of India. However we nowadays
see men wearing dhoti in combination with sherwani during wedding
ceremonies as well. One can see men wearing dhoti across India.

Pheran
This traditional dress of Kashmir is a full length gown which is
mostly worn during winter and is popular form of dressing
amongst both men and women.

Puanchei
This traditional dress of Mizoram is worn by women during festive
occasions or marriage ceremonies. It is worn along with kawrechi,
blouse for the girls, while performing the famous Bamboo dance.

Sharara
A replacement of the ghagra is sharara or gharara which is a loose pleated
embroidered trouser. It is worn commonly along with a long kameez and a
dupatta. It is the traditional Lucknowi attire which originated during the
era of the Nawabs.

Sherwani
Sherwani is a coat like attire worn by men. It is traditionally worn on formal
occasions by men primarily of Northern descent. Another variation of it is
the Achkan, a knee length jacket.

Ghagra Choli
Ghagra or Lehenga Choli is commonly worn by people from Gujarat
and Rajasthan. There are different forms of this attire that are worn; one
is the embroidered version which is worn during wedding ceremonies
and the other is mirror embellished ghagra worn during the festive time
of Navratri. Donned with the odhni this attire becomes more graceful.

Sari
Saris have seen an evolution with the diverse styles it offers. The most popular
types are banarasi sari, kanjivaram sari, silk sari, pochampalli sari, patola sari
etc. The draping style varies across the country; some drape it with the pallu on
front and some with thepallu on back. This attire gives woman an elegant touch.

ADVANTAGES OF LATEST TECHNOLOGY

Easy Access to information:

It has become very easy to get access to relevant information at any time anywhere. This has
been possible because of modern technologies like broadband internet. Lots of data is being
published and indexed online, sites like Wikipedia and Youtube have great original content
which can be used in research or entertainment. Information is power and those who find
information and use it well always succeed. With smart gadgets like the iPad, iPhone,
galaxy tablet, users can easily have access to information through these smart gadgets
because they use the internet. So a user on a train can easily read breaking news while
traveling, they can also buy and sell stocks while in the bedroom using the internet. These
smart gadgets make it easy to access the internet and this simplifies the way we get
information.

Encourages innovation and creativity

Since technology is challenging, it sparks the brain to workto its full potential. In the past, it used to be very difficult to
start a business, one had to have lots of capital and they even had limited access to
business information. Today, it is very easy to start a business while at home. Lets
look at companies like Etsy.com which enable creative people to sell their works
online, this encourages creativity. Another good example is kickstarter.com which
helps creative people get funds for their projects through crowdfunding. On this
platform, creative developers post projects seeking funding from the community, this
helps them generate lots of cash for their good ideas which latter leads to the
creation of new Jobs. The other creative works which have been facilitated by
modern technology include Google, Apple, Facebook, Microsoft, Amazon, etc

Improved communication:
Communication is like water to life. We cannot develop withoutcommunication. Modern
technology has blessed us with advanced communication technology tools. These can include
e-fax machines, electronic mail, mobile phones, video conferencing, instant text messaging
applications, social networking applications. All these modern communication technology tools
have simplified the way humans and businesses communicate. I can easily talk to my relative
overseas using a mobile phone or video chatting services like Skype.

The convenience of Traveling

Modern transportation technology makes it very easy to travel long

distances. Transport is a very important both in our lives and in the
business world. Transportation technology has evolved with years. In
the past, it used to be slow and expensive to move long distances.
Nowadays, I can cover a 10 miles distance within a few minutes or
hours using electric trains or airplanes.

Improved housing and lifestyle

This is another great way how modern technology has simplified our lives.
If you compare the type of housing we used to have in 1900 and the
architecture of houses today, the difference is very big. New architectural
technology has improved the types of housed we build nowadays. People
with money can afford town floating housed and glass homes. Most of the
items in our house are now automated, for example, doors use fingerprints
which guarantee security. Remote webcams which you can use to monitor
what goes on at your home.

Improved Entertainment
Modern technology has played a big role in changing the entertainment
industry. Home entertainment has improved with the invention of video
games and advance music and visual systems like smart televisions which can
connect live to the internet so that a user can share what theyre watching
with friends. Easy access and storage of music, services like iTunes allow
users to purchase and download music on their iPods at a small cost, this is a
win win situation for both musicians and the users. Because musicians can
easily sell their music via iTunes and the user can also have a wide selection
of which music to buy without having troubles of going to a physical music
store

Convenience in Education

Learning is a process and it is part of our daily lives. Modern

technology has made it simple for students to learn from anywhere
through online education and mobile education. Also, students now
use modern technology in classrooms to learn better. For example,
students use iPads to share visual lessons and examples with peers in
the classroom. This has made learning more convenient and fan. Also
new modern educational technologies support individual learning
which gives a chance to students to learn on their own with no need of
tutors.

Social Networking

Modern technology has made it simple to discover our old friends and also discover
new people to network with. This is a benefit to both individuals and businesses.
Many businesses have embraced the social networking technology to interact with
their customers. Users of social networks can share information with friends, live
chat with them and interact in all sorts of ways.

Changed the health industry

Nowadays most hospitals have implemented modern technology in
surgical rooms, this has reduced on mistakes made by doctors.
Humans can easily make mistakes because of work overload and
stress factors. Also, the business community has developed health
applications which can enable us to monitor our health and weight.
These applications can be used on mobile phones, so users can have
them at any time of the day.