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13 mag 2024 · Finish the semester strong with Britannica. Pride and Prejudice, romantic novel by Jane Austen, published anonymously in three volumes in 1813. A classic of English literature, written with incisive wit and superb character delineation, it centers on the burgeoning relationship between Elizabeth Bennet and Fitzwilliam Darcy.
29 mag 2024 · Women’s suffrage, the right of women by law to vote in national or local elections. Women were excluded from voting in ancient Greece and republican Rome as well as in the few democracies that had emerged in Europe by the end of the 18th century. The first country to give women the right to vote was New Zealand (1893).
27 mag 2024 · Ada Lovelace (born December 10, 1815, Piccadilly Terrace, Middlesex [now in London], England—died November 27, 1852, Marylebone, London) was an English mathematician, an associate of Charles Babbage, for whose prototype of a digital computer she created a program. She has been called the first computer programmer.
17 mag 2024 · Elizabeth Bishop (born February 8, 1911, Worcester, Massachusetts, U.S.—died October 6, 1979, Boston, Massachusetts) was an American poet known for her polished, witty, descriptive verse. Her short stories and her poetry first were published in The New Yorker and other magazines. Elizabeth Bishop reading the beginning of “Manuelzinho”.
30 mag 2024 · June 3, 1912, South Orange, N.J. (aged 74) Margaret Elizabeth Munson Sangster (born Feb. 22, 1838, New Rochelle, N.Y., U.S.—died June 3, 1912, South Orange, N.J.) was an American writer and editor, noted in her day for her stories and books that mingled Christian devotion with homely wisdom. Margaret Munson was an avid reader from an early age.
24 mag 2024 · Elizabeth Taylor (born February 27, 1932, London, England—died March 23, 2011, Los Angeles, California, U.S.) was an American motion picture actress noted for her unique beauty and her portrayals of volatile and strong-willed characters. Courage of Lassie. Elizabeth Taylor in Courage of Lassie (1946). National Velvet.
17 mag 2024 · Cate Blanchett, Australian actress known for her multidimensional characters and wide range of roles. Her breakthrough came playing a young Queen Elizabeth I in Elizabeth, and she later appeared in The Lord of the Rings series, The Aviator, and Blue Jasmine. For her work in the latter two films, Blanchett won Oscars.
