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Nationality. Danish. Karen Lydia Aabye (19 September 1904 – 15 September 1982) was a Danish writer. In the late 1930s, she worked as a journalist in Paris and London before she gained popularity with a number of historical novels in which strong-willed women were her main characters. Her works also include travel books and a collection of essays.
Katharine Houghton Hepburn (May 12, 1907 – June 29, 2003) was an American actress whose career as a Hollywood leading lady spanned six decades. She was known for her headstrong independence, spirited personality, and outspokenness, cultivating a screen persona that matched this public image, and regularly playing strong-willed, sophisticated women.
Sir John Thomas Gilbert (1829-1898), an Irish archivist, antiquarian and historian by Rosa Mulholland Gilbert (1841-1921) published in 1905 in London and New York: Longmans. She was born in Belfast, the daughter of Dr. Joseph Stevenson Mulholland of Newry. Originally, Mulholland wished to become a painter, but turned to literary pursuits in her ...
Short strong women quotes. “Think like a queen. A queen is not afraid to fail. Failure is another stepping stone to greatness.”. ― Oprah Winfrey. “It took me quite a long time to develop a ...
The traditional perspective on the Queen has suggested that she was a strong-willed woman who dominated her weaker-willed husband for the worse; the historian Wedgwood, for example, highlights Henrietta Maria's steadily increasing ascendancy over Charles, observing that "he sought her advice on every subject, except religion" and indeed ...
The film explores themes of identity and personal struggle during a time when strong-willed women often faced significant obstacles. “It’s important to honor the stories of those who paved the ...
A major act of defiance in Saiza Nabarawi's or Siza Nabrawi's life occurred when she struggled against veils and headscarves which were imposed on many women. In 1923, on her return from the 9th Conference of the International Woman Suffrage Alliance in Rome , she and Sha'rawi removed their veils and headscarves at a public train station.
378. OCLC. 1160473. Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall is a 1902 historical novel written by Charles Major. Following the life and romances of Dorothy Vernon in Elizabethan England, the novel became the year's third most successful novel according to The Bookman annual list of bestselling novels. The novel was Charles Major 's third, and his second ...