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| | Encyclopedia: Famous women in history (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03) |
 | | Catherine de Medici (April 13, 1519–January 5, 1589), born in Italy as Caterina Maria Romola di Lorenzo de Medici, and later queen of France under the French name Catherine de M dicis, was the wife of King Henry II of France, of the Valois branch of the kings of... |
 | | Rani Lakshmi Bai (born-19 November 1835- died 18 June 1858), also known as Jhansi Ki Rani, was the queen of Jhansi, a Maratha-ruled princely state of northern India, was one of the great nationalist heroes of the Revolt of 1857, and a symbol of resistance to British rule... |
 | | Flora Tristan, grandmother of Paul Gauguin Flora Tristan, born April 7, 1803 in Paris, France - died November 14, 1844 in Bordeaux, France, was one of the founders of modern feminism and Paul Gauguins grandmother. |
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