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W.O. McGeehan
W.O. McGeehan, a very famous sports writer and editor of the New York Herald Tribune. After his death many well-known sports writers and athletes paid tribute to him (see belowand one, Lawrence Perry said, ;Sports has lost its greatest balance weight and journalism its greatest humorist since Ma..
W.O. Mitchell Literary Prize
The W.O. Mitchell Literary Prize is a Canadian literary award, presented annually by the Writers' Trust of Canada to a writer who has produced an outstanding body of work, has acted during his/her career as a "caring mentor" for writers, and has published a work of fiction or had a new stage play pr..
W. O. Mitchell
William Ormond Mitchell, PC , OC , D.Litt better known as W.O. Mitchell (March 13, 1914 – February 25, 1998) was a Canadian writer. W. O. Mitchell was born in Weyburn, Saskatchewan. He studied psychology and philosophy at the University of Manitoba and then completed his BA and a teaching cer..
Womack, Missouri
Womack is an unincorporated community in extreme southern Sainte Genevieve County, Missouri. It is located about twenty miles southwest of Sainte Genevieve. Its post office is closed, mail now comes from Fredericktown. The community was founded in 1895 and is named for R. M. Womack, the first p..
WOMADelaide
WOMADelaide 2005 First held in 1992, WOMADelaide is an annual world music and dance festival held in Botanic Park, Adelaide, South Australia as part of the Womad series of music festivals. Contents 1 History2 Festival Site3 Artists & Programming4 Future Festival Dates..
Womad Reading
Womad Reading is one of the festivals of Music, Arts and Dance that go under the banner of Womad. Womad Reading is the only Womad festival that takes place in the UK on a consistently annual basis. The music that is performed there is mostly World Music, but Blues, Jazz, Hip Hop and Rock artists als..
WOMAD Sri Lanka 2005
--> SRI LANKA'S first international Festival of drums put the country firmly on the international music map as it brought together some of the biggest names in global entertainment. WOMAD Sri Lanka Festival of Drums was held from September 21 - 25 2005. The artists performing at the Sri Lanka To..
Woman
A nude contemporary European woman (depilated). A woman is a female human, in contrast to an adult male, who is a man. The term woman (irregular plural: women) is usually used for an adult, with the term girl being the usual term for a female child or adolescent. However, the term is also ..
Woman's Building
The Woman's Building was a non-profit public art and educational center focused on showcasing women's art and culture. It existed in Los Angeles from 1973 to 1991. Contents 1 History1.1 Timeline: the Woman's Building Organizational Milestones2 Bibliography3 External Links Hi..
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
The Woman's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU) is the oldest continuing non-sectarian women's organization in the U.S. and worldwide. The women of Fredonia, New York are credited with being the first of the women's groups to visit the saloons. Subsequently, on December 22, 1873, they were the first ..
Woman's Day
Woman's Day is a magazine, aimed at a female readership, which A & P launched in the 1930s. The editorial contents covered such subject areas as cooking, crafts and health. It was sold in the late 1950s to another publisher. By 1965, Woman's Day had climbed to a circulation of 6,500,000. In a mid..
Woman's Exponent
The Woman's Exponent was the official newspaper of the Relief Society (the women's organization of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) between 1876 and 1914. In January 1915, it was succeeded by the Relief Society Magazine. After the discontinuation of the Relief Society Magazine in 19..
Woman's Hour
Woman's Hour is a magazine programme broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in the United Kingdom. Created by Norman Collins and originally presented by Alan Ivimey the programme was first broadcast on 7 October 1946 on the BBC's Light Programme (now called Radio 2). It was transferred to its current home in 197..
Woman's Mysteries of a Primitive People
Woman's Mysteries of a Primitive People is a book by D. Amaury Talbot published in 1915. The book concerns the Ibibio of southern Nigeria and focuses mostly on the life of women in that culture. External links [Woman's Mysteries of a Primitive People] (entire text) ..
Woman's Place
Woman's Place is a 1921 film by Victor Fleming. ..
Woman's Soaring Pilots Association
The Woman's Soaring Pilots Association (WSPA) was first founded on June 11, 1986. Thanks to a years effort and pilots who gave input who attended the 1985 Women's Soaring Seminar at Airsailing near Reno, NV, WSPA was formed. Currently there are over 170 pilots that are members including Internationa..
Womanhouse
Womanhouse (30 January-28 February 1972) was a women-only art installation and performance organised by Judy Chicago and Miriam Schapiro, co-founders of the California Insitute of the Arts (CalArts) Feminist Art Program. Chicago, Schapiro, their students and artists from the local community particip..
Womanifesto
Womanifesto is an intentional women's art exchange program, based in Bangkok, Thailand and funded by the Rockefeller Foundation. The program has continued to expand from its 1995 inception, hosting a series of international conferences and workshops. Surojana Sethabutra is one of its more prominen..
Womanism
Defined by feminist author Alice Walker, Womanism is a commonly used term that was coined to mean specifically African American Feminism, but it has developed into a more encompassing version of feminism that crosses lines of race and class. Walker first used the term in context in her collection..
Womanist
Introduction Womanist theology is a movement in the Christianity to reconsider the traditions, practices, scriptures, and theologies with a special lens to empower and liberate African women in America. Womanist theology associates with and departs from Feminist theology and Black theology, as the..
Womanist Party of India
Womanist Party of India (also called Bharatiya Streevadi Paksh), is a political party in India struggling for the upliftment of women. The WPI was founded in Mumbai on October 31 2003. The WPI president is Varsha Kale. The party decided to call itself 'womanist' as they consider the word 'feminist..
Womanizer
A womanizer or philanderer is a man who engages in love affairs with women he cannot or will not marry. The love affairs are typically sexually motivated, with little emotional attachment. The most famous of these would be Giacomo Casanova. However many specialists and readers of Casanova's memoirs..
Woman (album)
Woman can mean one of two albums: Woman (Samantha Mumba album)Woman (Burt Bacharach album) This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended..
Woman (Burt Bacharach album)
Woman is an album by Burt Bacharach in collaboration with the Houston Symphony Orchestra that was released in 1979 on A&M Records. It is a recording of a live, four hour concert that took place on November 2, 1978 at Jones Hall in Houston, Texas. The project was originally conceived by Bacharach and..
Woman (Samantha Mumba album)
Woman was the 2002 follow-up to Samantha Mumba's smash-hit 2000 album Gotta Tell You. However, due to poor sales of her first single from the album, "I'm Right Here," the record company withdrew the release of the album. Promotional CD-Rs of Woman were sent out with the following tracklistings T..
Woman (song)
One of John Lennon's gentlest pop singles, this ode to wife Yoko Ono is introduced by Lennon's whisper: "For the other half of the sky..." In one of his last interviews, Lennon described this song has an update of his 1965 Beatles song "Girl". "Woman" was the second single released from Double Fan..
Woman at Point Zero
Woman at Point Zero was a book written in 1975 by Nawal el-Saadawi. It is set in contemporary Egypt. A paperback edition was issued in London by Zed Books in 1984 with ISBN 0862321107. Plot [Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot and/or ending details follow. In the book, a psychiatr..
Woman Don't You Cry For Me
"Woman Don't You Cry For Me" is the leadoff track of George Harrison's 1976 album, Thirty Three & 1/3. The song is in open E, and according to Harrison's book, I Me Mine, was written in the late 1960s while Harrison was on a European tour with Delaney, Bonnie & Friends and Eric Clapton. Harrison s..
Woman FIDE Master
Woman FIDE Master (WFM) is a chess title awarded by the World Chess Federation FIDE. Restricted to women players, it is the lowest-ranking of the three women's titles awarded by FIDE, which are: Woman Grandmaster (WGM)Woman International Master (WIM)Woman FIDE Master (WFM)The requirements for the WF..
Woman Grandmaster
Woman Grandmaster (WGM) is the highest-ranking chess title restricted to women aside from Women's World Champion. The World Chess Federation FIDE introduced the WGM title in 1977, joining the previously introduced lower-ranking title Woman International Master (WIM). The WGM title represents a leve..
Woman Haters
Woman Haters (1934) is the first of Columbia Pictures' 190 short subjects starring the comedy team of the Three Stooges. Originally Marjorie White received top billing over the Stooges, but she passed away shortly after production and the short became the first "official" Three Stooges comedy. T..
Woman Hollering Creek
Woman Hollering Creek is a creek located in Central Texas. At one point, it crosses Interstate 10, in between Seguin, Texas and San Antonio, Texas. The creek's name is probabaly a loose translation of from the Spanish "La Llorona", or "The weeping woman". According to legend, a woman who was preg..
Woman International Master
Woman International Master (WIM) is a chess title awarded by the World Chess Federation FIDE. Restricted to women players, FIDE first awarded the WIM title (formerly called International Woman Master, or IWM) in 1950. It ranks below the Woman Grandmaster (WGM) title and above that of Woman FIDE Mas..
Woman in a Dressing Gown
Woman in a Dressing Gown is a 1957 Golden Globe winning film directed by J. Lee Thompson. External links ..
Woman in Blue
The "Woman in Blue" better known as Belle Drewry lived in Arland, Wyoming during the 1890's. During her time in Arland she became involved with a cowboy from the Pitchfork Ranch named William A. Gallagher. Gallagher and Drewry's relationship continued until 1894 when Belle Drewry met Bill Wheaton. ..
Woman in Blue Reading a Letter
Woman in Blue Reading a Letter Jan Vermeer, 1663-1664 Oil on canvas, 46,6 × 39,1 cm Rijksmuseum The Woman in Blue Reading a Letter is a painting finished around 1663-1664 by the Dutch Baroque painter Jan Vermeer. It is housed in the Rijksmuseum of Amsterdam. As in the Girl with a Pear..
Woman in Bronze
Woman in Bronze is a 2004 novel by Canadian Antanas Sileika. His third novel, Woman in Bronze "follows a Bohemian sculptor named Tomas Stumbras as he moves to Paris to better learn his craft." The book, set in the 1920s, features jealous lovers, topless dancers, a transvestite, murders and suicides...
Woman In Mind
Woman in Mind is a play by Alan Ayckbourn, first staged in 1993. [Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot and/or ending details follow. The play is unusual in that the audience hears and sees the same things as the main character Susan. The play starts with Susan unconscious on the ground..
Woman in the Dunes
Woman in the Dunes (砂の女, Suna No Onna, also translated as Woman of the Dunes), is a novel by Kobo Abe and a film based on that novel directed by Japanese director Hiroshi Teshigahara. The novel was published in 1962, and the film was released in 1964. Kobo Abe also wrote the screenplay for t..
Woman in the mask
"The woman in the mask" became the name used for the subject of several photos, some by the Associated Press, that became iconic of the 7 July 2005 London bombings. The woman is Davinia Turrell, a 24-year old barrister who suffered facial burns during the attack on the Edgware Road Tube station. ..
Woman in the Moon (album)
Woman in the Moon was the début album by Chely Wright. It yielded three minor Billboard country hits: "Till I Was Loved by You" was at #48; "Sea of Cowboy Hats" was at #56; and "He's a Good Ole Boy" was at #58. Wright also does a cover of the Bill Anderson-penned "Nobody But a Fool," which was a ..
Woman in the Red Dress
The woman in the red dress. The Woman in the Red Dress is a fictional character in The Matrix universe. She is a computer program with long blonde hair and a flowing red dress, created by Mouse, used to distract Neo during his training. During the agent training program, while Morpheus expl..
Woman Is the Nigger of the World
"Woman is the Nigger of the World" was a 1972 song by John Lennon and Yoko Ono. The phrase was originally coined by Ono during a magazine interview in 1967. Lennon later said it took him until 1970 to 'dig it'. The song lambasts the traditional role of woman's subservience to man across all cultur..
Woman King
Woman King is the fourth EP from Iron & Wine (aka Sam Beam), released on February 21, 2005 by Sub Pop Records. Tracklisting "Woman King""Jezebel""Gray Stables""Freedom Hangs Like Heaven""My Lady's House""Evening on the Ground (Lilith's Song)" ..
Woman of the Bedchamber
In the Royal Household of the United Kingdom the term 'Woman of the Bedchamber' is used to describe a woman attending a either a Queen Regnant or Queen Consort, in the role of Lady-in-Waiting. Queens Regnant or Consort also have Ladies of the Bedchamber (typically wives or widows of peers above th..
Woman of the House
Woman of the House, an album by Cherish the Ladies, was released in 2005 on the Rounder Records label. Track listings Reels: The Jolly Seven/The Rascal on the Haystack/Bonkers in Yonkers (3:52)Sweet Thames Flow Softly (5:21)Jigs: Carolan's Favorite Jig/The Rakes of Cashel/Highland March in Oscar an..
Woman of the mountains
The "Woman of the Mountains" (Fjallkonan) is the female incarnation (national personification) of Iceland. While she symbolised what Icelanders considered to be genuine and purely Icelandic, in her purity she reflected a deep-seated, but unattainable, wish of Icelanders to be a totally independen..
Woman of the Year
Woman of the Year is a 1942 romantic comedy film in which a feminist, chosen "Woman of the Year", tries to keep the spark in her personal relationship. It stars Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn, Fay Bainter, Reginald Owen, Minor Watson and William Bendix. It was written by Ring Lardner Jr. and Mi..
Woman on the Edge of Time
Marge Piercy's novel Woman on the Edge of Time (New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1976) is a utopian fantasy set in a realistic framework contrasting present-day (1970s) New York City with the village of Mattapoisett in 2137. Thirty-seven-year-old Latina Consuelo (Connie) Ramos is committed to the psychiat..
Woman on the Run
Woman on the Run is a 1950 black-and-white film noir directed by Norman Foster. As the film opens, a man, Frank Johnson, is walking his dog in the city at night. He witnesses a man talking about a crime in a car and then gets shot. Johnson is seen and shot at by the man in the car but he misses...
Woman on Top
Woman on Top is a 2000 film directed by Fina Torres. Tagline: It's gonna be one hot summer. Main cast Penélope Cruz – Isabella OliveiraMurilo Benício – Toninho OliveiraHarold Perrineau Jr. – Monica JonesMark Feuerstein – Cliff Lloyd External links ..
Woman on top sex position
This article is about sex position; for a movie by this title see Woman on Top. Classical Greek bas-relief An erotic Roman wall painting from Pompeii The woman on top position, also called the reverse missionary, jackhammer, or cowgirl, is a type of sex position. In this position, the m..
Woman Seeking Dead Husband - Smokers Okay, No Pets (Psych episode)
Woman Seeking Dead Husband - Smokers Okay, No Pets is Episode 4 of Season 1 of the USA network television dramedy Psych. Plot Synopsis Shawn and Gus become wedding crashers at a posh ceremony in order to retrieve a stolen antique engagement ring. Psych Episode List | [Official Website'''&..
Woman Thou Art Loosed
Woman Thou Art Loosed is a 2004 film directed by Michael Schultz. The film is based on the novel by T. D. Jakes. The film is considered a breakout performance for Kimberley Elise, who many feels deserved an Oscar consideration for her role in both Woman Thou Art Loosed and Diary of a Mad Black W..
Woman tone
Please [Glossary#Wwikify] (format) this article or section as suggested in the [Guide to layoutGuide to layout] and the [Manual of StyleManual of Style]. Remove this template after wikifying. This article has been tagged since July 2006. The "woman tone" is the infor..
Woman to Woman
For the album by Fem2fem, see Woman to Woman (album) Woman to Woman (1983) was a female-oriented discussion show, syndicated nationally in America. Hosted by Pat Mitchell, from Hour Magazine, Woman to Woman featured one single topic each day. It was filmed in front of an all-female audience. A uni..
Woman to Woman (album)
Woman to Woman is a 1993 dance album by the group Fem2fem, which sold over 125,000 copies. The cover of the album resembles the cover of Trans-Europe Express by electronic dance-music pioneers Kraftwerk. Track listing Switch 5:17Obsession 5:09Woman to W..
Woman Wanted
Woman Wanted (2000) is a film directed by Kiefer Sutherland. It is based on a novel by Joanna McClelland Glass who also wrote the screenplay. The story is about a woman who works as a housekeeper for a widower and his son and stars Holly Hunter, Sutherland, and Michael Moriarty. It was filmed in Wi..
Woman with a Water Jug
Woman with a Water Jug is a painting finished between 1660-1662 by the Dutch painter Jan Vermeer. It is oil on canvas, 45,7cm x 40,6 cm, and is on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. This painting is one of a closely related group painted in the early to mid 1660's where the artis..
Woma Python
Woma Python (Aspidites ramsayi) are a type of constrictor snake from Australia. There are two sub-types. The Western Australian which inhabits the western part of the continent along the coast of the Indian Ocean, and the desert Woma which inhabits the dryer interior region from the Northern Territo..
Womb-Future Style
Womb, (Future Style) in Dogenzaka, Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan was recently voted one of the top nightclubs in the world by Mixmag magazine. Womb's sound and lighting system, perhaps unsurpassed, in Japan is an imitation of Twilo in New York City. History and design Womb opened in the spring of 2000. I..
Wombarra railway station, New South Wales
Wombarra is a railway station on the South Coast Line of the CityRail interurban network, serving the town of Wombarra, a small town on the northern Illawarra escarpment. The station has two side platforms. It is served by one train per hour during the off-peak, with more trains during peak hours. ..
Wombat
For other uses, see (disambiguation)}}}. Wombats are Australian marsupials; they are short-legged, muscular quadrupeds, approximately one metre (3 feet) in length and with a very short tail. The name wombat comes from the Eora Aboriginal community who were the original inhabitants of the Sydney a..
Wombat (disambiguation)
Wombat may refer to: Wombat, an Australian marsupialGraham Eadie, the rugby league playerWOMBAT - High Intensity Powder Diffractometer - neutron diffraction at OPAL.Wombat, the new Hummbug, a kit-"humvee", see HumveeWombat (television), an Australian children's television programWombat!, (drinking a..
Wombat (TV series)
Wombat was an Australian children's show that was shown on Saturday and Sunday mornings on the Seven Network. The show was hosted by three presenters, Gayle Blakeney, Gillian Blakeney and Agro a puppet played by Jamie Dunn. The show consisted of small educational editorials presented in a variety of..
WOMBAT - High Intensity Powder Diffractometer
WOMBAT is the name of the new neutron High Intensity Powder Diffractometer at Australia's new research reactor OPAL, ANSTO. The instrument serves to determine the crystalline structures of materials using neutron radiation analogical to X-ray techniques. It will operate with thermal neutrons. It..
Wombeyan Caves
Fig Tree Cave interior The Wombeyan Caves are limestone caves set in the Blue Mountains National Park, New South Wales, Australia. Access is by road from either Mittagong or Taralga. The road from Mittagong is very rough and has many curves and narrow stretchs as it descends down to Wollondil..
WOMBLES
Part of the Politics series onAnarchism Traditions Anarcha-feminism Anarchist communism Anarcho-primitivism Anarcho-syndicalism Christian anarchism Collectivist anarchism Eco-anarchism Green anarchism Individualist anarchism Anarcho-capitalism(disputed) Anarchism in culture Anarchi..
Wombourne
Wombourne (sometimes spelt Wombourn) is a large village and civil parish (sometimes claimed to be the largest village in England) located in the district of South Staffordshire, 6km (4 miles) south-west of Wolverhampton. Local affairs are run by a parish council. At the 2001 census it had a populat..
Wombwell
Wombwell is a small town in the metropolitan borough of Barnsley in South Yorkshire, England. It has a railway station (formerly Wombwell West) serving the Penistone and Hallam Lines. Until 1966 it had an another station (Wombwell Central) on the Barnsley-Doncaster line that was closed when that li..
Wombwell railway station
Wombwell railway station lies in Wombwell, south of Barnsley in England. It was once known as Wombwell West, to distinguish it from Wombwell's other railway station, Wombwell Central. The latter closed in 1966. {| class="wikitable" style="margin: 0.5em auto; text-align: center;" |- ! Preceding sta..
Womb envy
Womb envy, a term coined by Karen Horney, is the neo-Freudian feminist equivalent of penis envy. It refers to men's purported fear and jealousy of women's power to give birth and nurture life, leading males to react in other pursuits of powers; such as physical or political. [[Citing source..
Womb Raider (Charmed episode)
Contents 1 General information2 Synopsis3 Book of Shadows3.1 Enemies3.2 Spells4 Guest stars5 Trivia6 International titles7 External links General information Episode of the popular U.S. television series, CharmedEpisode Number: 21Season: 4Production ..
Womb Realm
Center of a Garbhadhatu mandala, representing Vairocana Buddha surrounded by eight Buddhas and bodhisattvas (clockwise from top: Ratnaketu, Samantabhadra, Samkusumitaraja, Manjusri, Amitabha, Avalokitesvara, Dundubhinirghosa, Maitreya) In Vajrayana Buddhism, the Womb Realm (Skt. garbhakosa-dha..
WOMC
WOMC is an FM radio station broadcasting on 104.3 in the Detroit, MI, USA area, and licensed to the Detroit suburb of Ferndale, Michigan. It plays music of the 1960s and 1970s and goes by the name "The Motor City's 104.3," recently rebranding from "Oldies 104.3." The station is home to Detroit radi..
Womelsdorf, Pennsylvania
Womelsdorf is a borough in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,599 at the 2000 census. Geography Womelsdorf is located at [40°21′55″N, 76°11′16″W] (40.365201, -76.187815)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States Census Bu..
Womelsdorf (Coalton), West Virginia
Womelsdorf (Coalton) is a town in Randolph County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 247 at the 2000 census. Geography Womelsdorf (Coalton) is located at [38°53′49″N, 79°57′50″W] (38.896849, -79.963780)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the Unit..
Women's Action Forum
Women's Action Forum (WAF) is women's rights organization based in Islamabad, Pakistan. Women's Action Forum does active lobbying, advocacy on behalf of women. it holds demonstrations and public-awareness campaigns. ..
Women's Aid
The Women's Aid Federation of England (Women's Aid) is a United Kingdom charity [link] whose aim is to end domestic violence against women and children. The charity provides advocacy for abused women and children and aims to ensure their safety by working locally and nationally in the UK. ..
Women's American Basketball Association
Women's American Basketball Association The Women's American Basketball Association played one season in 2002. The 2002 champions were the York City Noise. Teams Allentown CrunchReading RageSchuylkill SyrensScranton/Wilkes-Barre ScreamWilmington JaguarsYork City Noise See also American Basketba..
Women's American football
A new variation of American football is Women's American football. The women play during the spring and fall. Leagues Disbanded Women's American Football League (WAFL) 2001Women's Affiliate Football Conference (WAFC) 2002United Women's Football League (UWFL) 2002Women's Spring Football League ..
Women's American Football League
The Women's American Football League (WAFL) was a women's football league that was formed in 2001. After disbanding, the teams merged with the Women's Affiliated Football Conference (WAFC), the Independent Women's Football League (IWFL) and the American Football Women's League (AFWL), itself now dis..
Women's and Children's Hospital, Adelaide
Location North Adelaide, Australia Beds 305 Affiliation University of Adelaide, University of South Australia and Flinders University Certification Speciality Founded |- |Website |colspan="2"|http://www.wch.sa.gov.au/ |} The Women's and Children's Hospital is located on King William Ro..
Women's Armed Services Integration Act
Women's Armed Services Integration Act, United States law enacted on June 12, 1948, enabled women to serve as permanent, regular members of the armed forces in the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and the recently formed Air Force. Prior to this act, women, with the exception of nurses, served in the milit..
Women's Army Auxiliary Corps
The Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC) can refer to: A branch of the British military that permitted women to serve in non-combat positions in World War I. See Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (Britain). A branch of the U.S. military that permitted women to serve in non-combat positions in World War I..
Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (Britain)
The UK's Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (1917-1918) was later named Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps (1918-1920). Over 57,000 women served between January 1917 and November 1918. After a German air raid in September 1940 most of the service records did not survive. Those which did have suffered fire..
Women's Army Corps
WACs operate teletype machines during World War II. The Women's Army Corps (WAC) was a special unit of the United States Army during World War II and afterward which organized the female enlisted personnel. Its first director was Oveta Culp Hobby, from Texas. As many as 150,000 American women..
Women's Army Corps Service Medal
WAAC Medal The Women’s Army Corps Service Medal is a decoration of the United States Army which was created in 1943 by order of President Franklin Roosevelt. The decoration was intended to recognize the contribution of women to the United States military during the Second World War. The W..
Women's Australian Football Association
The Women's Australian Football League is a Women's Footy Australian rules football competition in the United States of America. Contents 1 History2 US Nationals3 Clubs4 External links History Leigh Swansborough of California began the Women's Australian Football League, orga..
Women's Australian rules football
Women's Australian rules football (also known as Women's Aussie Rules, Women's footy) is a fast growing sport played in Australia, United States, Papua New Guinea and Japan. The game has modified rules, and although less physical than women's American Football or women's rugby league or rugby union..
Women's Auxiliary Air Force
The Women's Auxiliary Air Force (WAAF), whose members were invariably referred to as Waafs (pronounced /ˈwæfs/), was the female auxiliary of the Royal Air Force during World War II. It was established in 1939. At its peak strength, in 1943, WAAF numbers reached over 180,000, with over 2,000 women ..
Women's Auxiliary Australian Air Force
Royal Australian Air Force Contents 1 History2 First Operational role3 1st Townsville recruit course4 Units where WAAAF's were deployed5 Belgian Gardens base camp6 References History Not long after World War 2 was declared in 1939, the Royal Australian Air For..
Women's baseball
Women's baseball (hardball) is currently being played in several countries and regions around the world. There are umpteen organized leagues, teams, and organizations supporting its growth, development, and existence. Many of the countries that have organized women's baseball have competed in and co..
Women's basketball
Sara Giauro shoots a three-point shot, FIBA Europe Cup for Women Finals 2005 Women's basketball is one of the few sports which developed in tandem with men's. It became popular, from the east coast of the United States, to the west coast, in large part via women's colleges. Contents 1&nbs..
Women's Basketball Hall of Fame
The Women's Basketball Hall of Fame honors men and women who have contributed to the sport of women's basketball. The Hall of Fame opened in 1999 in Knoxville, Tennessee, USA. Knoxville is known for having a large women's basketball following as well as being the home of the University of Tennessee..
Women's Battalion
Women's Battalion of Death on the Red Square The Women's Battalion (also known as the Women's Battalion of Death) was an all-female military unit created in 1917 by the newly formed Russian Provisional Government after the February Revolution. They were involved in a variety of campaigns, and..
Women's Bay, Barbados
Women's Bay is located in the south of the island of Barbados, to the east of the nation's southernmost point, South Point. it is also known as Silver Sands. ..
Women's boxing
Women's boxing has existed as an officiated sport since the beginning of the 20th century. Compared to men's boxing, however, it lacked popularity and exposure. This might be attributed to the fact that women's boxing, at that period, confronted a society filled with stereotypes and which categori..
Women's British Open
The Women's British Open, also known for sponsorship reasons as the Weetabix Women's British Open, is one of the leading events in women's professional golf, being the only tournament which is classified as a major by both the Ladies European Tour and the LPGA Tour. The event was established by the..
Women's Center & Shelter of Greater Pittsburgh
The Women's Center & Shelter of Greater Pittsburgh was founded in 1974 in Pittsburgh. It was one of the first six women's shelters in the United States. The center is a resource for close to 10,000 individuals per year seeking refuge from domestic violence. Although the vast majority of its benef..
Women's Challenge
The women's peloton heads out onto the race course at the start of the Boise to Idaho City stage of the 1998 Women's Challenge The Women's Challenge bicycle race was held annually in and around southern Idaho beginning in 1984 until its demise in 2002. During much of its 19 year history, it w..
Women's Charter (Singapore)
The Women's Charter was an Act of the Singaporean Parliament passed in 1961. The Act was designed to improve and protect the rights of females in Singapore and to guarantee greater legal equality for women in legally-sanctioned relationships (but not those of Muslims). Definitions of the rights of h..
Women's Chinese Basketball Association
The Women's Chinese Basketball Association is a women's basketball league in the People's Republic of China. It is commonly known as the WCBA, and this name (spelled out in letters) is often used even in Chinese. The WCBA was established in 2002. It is the women's counterpart to the Chinese Basket..
Women's Christian College
Women's Christian College, or "WCC" is an interdenominational women's college on College Road, Nungambakkam, in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. Contents 1 History1.1 Principals2 Sister college3 Ranking4 Notable alumnae5 External links History WCC was founded by Eleano..
Women's cinema
The term women's cinema usually refers to the work of women film directors. It can also designate the work of other women behind the camera such as cinematographers and screenwriters. Although the participation of women film editor, costume designers, and production designers is usually not consider..
Women's Co-operative Guild
The Women's Co-operative Guild was founded in Oxford, England, in 1883 by a Mrs Acland. It was intended to be an organisation dedicated to spreading the Co-operative movement, but soon expanded beyond the retail-based focus of the movement. The Guild became more politically active, as well as expan..
Women's college
In higher education, a women's college is a college (that is, a primarily undergraduate, bachelor's degree-granting institution) whose students are exclusively women. Many are liberal arts colleges. Some women's colleges admit small numbers of male students to their graduate schools or to part-tim..
Women's College Hospital
Women's College Hospital, or The New Women's College Hospital is a teaching hospital in downtown Toronto. Women's College Hospital maintains a focus on women's health, research in women's health, and ambulatory care. The hospital was founded on October 1, 1883 as Women's Medical College, and w..
Women's College World Series
The Women's College World Series (WCWS) refers to the final portion of the NCAA Women's Softball Tournament. It is an eight-team, double-elimination format. The Division I WCWS National Champion is presently determined through a best-of-three title game series. The WCWS takes place at ASA Hall of..
Women's cricket
Women's cricket is the form of the team sport of cricket that is played by women. Contents 1 History2 Women's Test cricket3 Women's ODI cricket4 See also5 External links History The first recorded Women's cricket match was reported in The Reading Mercury on 26 July 1..
Women's Cricket World Cup
The Women's Cricket World Cup is a Women's one-day international cricket competition. Women's cricket was ahead of the male form of the game, with the first Women's World Cup held in England in 1973, two years before the first men's Cricket World Cup. The eighth Women's Cricket World Cup was held ..
Women's Eastern Reception, Diagnostic and Correctional Center
The Women's Eastern Reception, Diagnostic and Correctional Center ("WERDCC") is a prison in Vandalia, Missouri, in the United States. Inmates were first assigned to the WERDCC in January 1998. The prison houses 2,076 minimum to maximum security female inmates and certified juveniles. It acts as the..
Women's Edge
Women's Edge is a nonpartisan coalition created in 1998 that advocates for international economic and human right policies that support women. Working with the U.S. government, the coalition encourages aid programs that benefit both trade promoters and the poorest people. Women's Edge has lobbied ..
Women's Educational Equity Act
The Women's Educational Equity Act (WEAA) is one of the several landmark laws passed by the United States Congress outlining federal protections against the gender discrimination of women in education. WEAA was enacted as part of P.L. 93-380. Introduced in the United States House of Representatives ..
Women's Emergency Committee to Open Our Schools
The Women's Emergency Committee to Open Our Schools (WEC) was an organization formed by a group of socially prominent white women in the city of Little Rock, Arkansas during the Little Rock Crisis of 1958. The organization advocated for the integration of the public school system and was a major ob..
Women's Extreme Wrestling
An all woman wrestling federation based in the United States. Also goes by the name Women's Erotic Wrestling. WEW usually hosts its shows on Pay Per View at the ECW Arena, the former home of the now defunct Extreme Championship Wrestling. Their storylines are usually filled with 'erotic' and 'sexua..
Women's fiction
Women's fiction is a wide-ranging literary genre that includes various types of novels that generally appeal more to women than men. It is an umbrella term that covers mainstream novels, romantic fiction, Chick lit and other subgenres. External links [Some differences between mainstream, roma..
Women's Flat Track Derby Association
Founded in April 2004 as the United Leagues Coalition (ULC) and renamed in early 2006, the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA) is an association of women's flat track roller derby leagues in the United States. It promotes and fosters the sport of women's flat track roller derby by facili..
Women's football
Women's football can mean one of the following: Women's American footballWomen's football (soccer)Women's Australian rules football This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wish to change t..
Women's football (soccer)
Women's association football (Women's soccer) is the most prominent team sport for women in many countries, and one of the few women's team sports with professional leagues. Contents 1 The History of Women's Football1.1 Early Women's football1.1.1 Europe's First Documented Match..
Women's football around the world
Women's football (soccer) is becoming more high profile. And an increasing number of countries around the world organise women's football on a national and club level. For international competitions see the article List of women's football (soccer) competitions. Country National team(s) List of..
Women's Football Association
The Women's Football Association was formed in 2002 and folded in 2003. Teams Birmingham Steel MagnoliasCarolina CrusadersGeorgia EnforcersIndianapolis VipersJacksonville Dixie BluesOrlando FireTampa Bay Force Championship game 2002-03 season — Jacksonville Dixie Blues won 68-20 over the Indi..
Women's Football Association of Ireland
The Women's Football Association of Ireland or WFAI was organized in 1973, as a constellation of local leagues throughout Ireland, and invited to governance under the Football Association of Ireland (FAI) in 1990. As of 2005, there were 6,500 registered players, 350 teams and 21 affiliated leagues ..
Women's football in England
:For more in depth, albeit general information see Football in England. Association football is the unofficial national sport of England. While women's football has been played in England for over a century, it has only been in the 1990s that the game has seen a large increase in female players, as ..
Women's Football League
The Women's Football League began playing in 2002. Participating teams Alabama RacersAtlanta XtremeDC SlammersFayetteville ThunderFlorida TyphoonsKentucky ForceLouisiana GatorsMemphis MaulersMississippi RapidsSouth Carolina RaptorsTennessee HeatVirginia Spears See also List of leagues of American f..
Women's Franchise League
The Women's Franchise League was an organisation created by the Suffragette Emmeline Pankhurst in 1889, four years before the creation of the WSPU in 1903. The organisations main achievement was that women were allowed to vote in local elections after the campaigning of it's members. ..
Women's Freedom League
The Women's Freedom League was an organisation in the United Kingdom which campaigned for women's suffrage and sexual equality. The group was founded in 1907 by seventy members of the Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU) including Teresa Billington-Greig, Charlotte Despard, Elizabeth How-Marty..
Women's Handball Cup of Bosnia and Herzegovina
The Women's Handball Cup of Bosnia and Herzegovina is the national handball cup of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The cup is run by the Handball Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Bosnia and Herzegovinian Cup Champions 2005/2006 Ljubuški Trgocoop (Ljubuški)2004/2005 Ljubuški Trgocoop (Ljubuški)2..
Women's health
Women's health refers to health issues specific to human female anatomy. These often relate to structures such as female genitalia and breasts or to conditions caused by hormones specific to, or most notable in, the female. Women's health issues include menstruation, child birth, menopause and breas..
Women's healthcare in 20th century China
Healthcare Policy for China’s women American researchers, who traveled to China in the 1970’s, during the Cultural Revolution, have found that there are numerous conferences in factories and in health centers about the importance of family planning and uses of contraceptives. During the Cultu..
Women's healthcare in twentieth-century China
American researchers, who traveled to China in the 1970’s during the late Cultural Revolution (1966-1976), found that there were numerous conferences in factories and in health centers about the importance of family planning and uses of contraceptives. In the Cultural Revolution, the People’s R..
Women's Health and Cancer Rights Act
The Women’s Health and Cancer Rights Act (WHCRA), signed into law on October 21, 1998, contains protections for patients who elect breast reconstruction in connection with a mastectomy. For plan participants and beneficiaries receiving benefits in connection with a mastectomy, plans offering cover..
Women's Health Initiative
The Women's Health Initiative (WHI) was initiated by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in 1991. The objective of this women's health research initiative was to conduct medical research into some of the major health problems of older women. In particular, clinical trials were designed and funde..
Women's history
''This article is about the history of women. For information on the field of historical study, see Gender history. Women's history is the history of female human beings. Contents 1 Rights and equality2 Clothing3 Religion4 Fighting and combat5 See also5.1 Lists5.2&n..
Women's History Month
Women's History Month is an annual declared month in the United States that highlights contributions of women to events in history. The annual event traces its beginnings to the first International Women's Day in 1911. In 1978, the school district of Sonoma, California participated in Women's Hist..
Women's Honinbo
The Women's Honinbo is a Go competition. Outline The Women's Honinbo is the female version of the male Honinbo. It is sponsored by the Kyodo News Agency and Sompo Japan Insurance. The winner's purse is 5,800,000 Yen ($55,000). Past winners Player Years Held Honda Sashiko 1982, 1984 Kusuno..
Women's Hospital
Women's Hospital of Greensboro (part of Moses Cone Health System) As the state's first free-standing hospital dedicated to women, the Women's Hospital of Greensboro is a 134-bed hospital is dedicated to providing state-of-the-art, compassionate and personalized care to women in every stage of the..
Women's Ice Hockey in Great Britain
Women's Ice Hockey in Great Britain is administered by the English and Scottish Ice Hockey Associations. It is one of the fastest growing areas of the game. The British Women's Leagues were formed with five teams in 1984. The founder members of the league were: Brighton AmazonsCambridge University..
Women's image network
Women's Image Network WIN, is a non-profit media advocacy company that promotes positive images of women in the media. To that end, WIN produces The WIN Awards which honor established and emerging media-makers in film, television and advertising. The only award show in the world to bring togther the..
Women's Institutes (British)
The Women's Institutes (WI) are membership organisations for women in England and Wales. A separate organisation, the Scottish Women's Rural Institute exists in Scotland. Contents 1 Organisation and membership2 Activities3 History4 \"Jerusalem\"5 External links6 See ..
Women's interest channel
Women's interest channels are television specialty channels that present women's interest content. Popular women's interest channels: FashionTelevisionChannel (Canada)HGTV (Canada)Life Network (Canada)Lifetime Television (USA)Oxygen Network (USA)W Network (Australia)W Network (Canada) ..
Women's International Bowling Congress
The Women's International Bowling Congress (WIBC) was an organization for women bowlers formed in 1917 as a counterpart to the American Bowling Congress (ABC). In 2005, the WIBC merged with the ABC and the Young American Bowling Alliance (YABA) to form the United States Bowling Congress (USBC). Ex..
Women's International Boxing Association
The Women's International Boxing Association (WIBA) a sanctioning body for women's professional boxing came into existence in July 2000, and quickly grew into a major force in the sport. The WIBA was officially founded by American Ryan Wissow, and Colombian Luis Bello-Diaz. Ryan Wissow is the presi..
Women's International Boxing Federation
The WIBF (Women's International Boxing Federation) is, along with the WIBA, IWBF and others, one of the more recognized world championship fight sanctioning organizations in Women's boxing. The organization is based in Miami, Florida, and is not associated with male boxing's IBF. The WIBF was forme..
Women's International League for Peace and Freedom
Founded in 1915, the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) is the oldest women's peace organization in the world. It is a non-profit non-governmental organization working "to bring together women of different political views and philosophical and religious backgrounds determined..
Women's International Squash Players Association
The Women's International Squash Players Association is an organization for female squash professionals. The goals of the association are to: enable more players to consider a career in professional squash economically viable through the development of a world tour;produce and publish world rankin..
Women's International Zionist Organization
Women's International Zionist Organization known as WIZO (ויצו), is a "non-party international movement dedicated to the advancement of the status of women, welfare of all sectors of Israeli society and encouragement of Jewish education in Israel and the Diaspora". It was founded in 1920. WIZO ..
Women's JAL Super Hayago
The Women's JAL Super Hayago was a Go competition. Outline The Women's JAL Super Hayago was sponsored by Japan Airlines. The winner's purse was 2,500,000 Yen ($23,000). Past winners Player Years Held Kobayashi Izumi 2004 ..
Women's Kakusei
The Women's Kakusei was a Go competition. Outline The Women's Kakusei used a knockout format. Past winners Player Years Held Ito Tomoe 1979 Suzuki Tsuna 1980 Kobayashi Reiko 1981, 1982 Sugiuchi Kazuko 1983, 1986 Kusunoki Teruko 1984, 1985 Ogawa Tomoko 1987 Miyazaki Shi..
Women's Kisei
The Women's Kisei is a Go competition. Outline The Women's Kisei is sponsored by NTT DoCoMo, and uses a hayago format, unlike the male Kisei, which uses an eight hour thinking time format. The winner's purse is 3,500,000 Yen ($33,000). Past winners Player Years Held Kobayashi Izumi 1998, 19..
Women's lacrosse
A women's lacrosse player carries the ball past a defender. Photo by Nicole Dulmer. Women's lacrosse is a popular version of lacrosse, a team sport of Native American origin played with netted sticks that are used to throw, catch and shoot a small rubber ball into the opponent's goal. The fi..
Women's Lacrosse World Cup
The Women's Lacrosse World Cup is sponsored by the International Federation of Women's Lacrosse Associations every 4 years. The latest World Cup was held from June 23 to July 2, 2005 in the United States and was won by Australia. Jen Adams and Sarah Forbes led Australia to a record 14-7 win over th..
Women's Land Army
Women's Land Army was an organization created in World War II in the UK to work in agriculture, it was directed by Lady Gertrude Denman. The Women's Land Army first asking for volunteers and later used conscription, so that by 1944 it had over 80,000 members. During World War II a Women's Land Arm..
Women's League
Women's League (in Swedish: Kvinnoligan) was a feminist organization in Sweden, based in Lund. It was founded in 1970. It consisted of autonomous basis units. Its policies were largely similar to Grupp 8. The organization was dissolved in 1973. ..
Women's Legal Education and Action Fund
Women's Legal Education and Action Fund, popularly known as LEAF, is a Canadian legal organization that performs legal research and intervenes in appellate and Supreme Court cases on women's issues. Founded in 1984, LEAF has been an intervener in many of the most significant Charter decisions of the..
Women's Liberal Federation
The Women's Liberal Federation was a organisation which was part of the Liberal Party in the United Kingdom during the 1880s. During this period women became more active in politics. The Women's Liberal Federation attempted to make the Liberal Party introduce a measure which gave women the vote. T..
Women's List
The Women's List (Samtök um kvennalista) was a feminist party in Iceland that took part in national politics from 1983 to 1998. Most of its members later joined the Alliance (Samfylking). ..
Women's Little 500
The Women's Little 500 is a bicycle race held annually at Bill Armstrong Stadium on the campus of Indiana University Bloomington. The race is modelled after the men's Little 500. Since its conception in 1988, the race has been run the Friday before the men's race. It consists of half the distance ..
Women's major golf championships
Women's golf has evolved a set of major championships which parallels that in men's golf, but the women's system is younger and has been less stable than the men's. Many professional strokeplay events for women are played over three rounds (54 holes), but the majors are played over four rounds (72 h..
Women's Meijin
The Women's Meijin is a Go competition. Outline The Women's Meijin is the female version of the Meijin title. This title is sponsored by Fuji Evening Newspaper and Nippon Life Insurance. The winner's purse is 5,100,000 Yen ($48,000). Past winners Player Years Held Miyazaki Shimako 1989 Ao..
Women's Missionary Union
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Women's Moderation Union
The Women's Moderation Union, headed by L. Louise Gross, helped belie the Women's Christian Temperance Union's insistence that it spoke for American women. When she heard the WCTU president make that assertion before Congress in an effort to enhance its power and influence, Gross decided that those..
Women's music
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Women's National Basketball Association
WNBA team locations The Women's National Basketball Association or WNBA is an organization governing a professional basketball league for women in the United States. The WNBA was formed in 1996 as the women's counterpart to the National Basketball Association, and league play began in 1997. ..
Women's National Basketball Association All-Star Game
The Women's National Basketball Association All-Star Game, commonly referred to as the WNBA All-Star Game is an annual exhibition basketball game played between the best players of the Eastern and Western Conference of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). Structure Each conferen..
Women's National Basketball League
The Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) is the premier women's basketball league in Australia. The league was established in 1986, following 5 years of the sport's development through the Women’s Basketball League and the Women’s Basketball Conference. WNBL games are televised on the ABC ..
Women's National Collegiate Athletic Association
The Women's National Collegiate Athletic Association (WNCAA) is an athletic association in the Philippines exclusively for women. It was founded in 1970. Competition is divided into two divisions: Juniors for high school students, and Seniors for college students. Contents 1 Member Schools1...
Women's National Indian Association
The Women’s National Indian Association (WINA) was founded in 1879 by a group of American women including Mary Bonney and Amelia Stone Quinton. Bonney and Quinton united against the encroachment of white settlers on land set aside for Native Americans. They also drew up a petition that addressed t..
Women's National Invitation Tournament
The Women's National Invitation Tournament (WNIT) is a college basketball tournament with a preseason and postseason version played every year. It is operated in a similar fashion to the men's NIT; however, unlike the NIT, the WNIT is not operated by the NCAA. For the 2006 postseason tournament, t..
Women's National Team
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Women's one-day international cricket
Women's one-day international cricket is the short form of women's international cricket. Matches generally last for 50 overs, the same as in the men's game. The first women's ODIs were played in 1973, as part of the first Women's World Cup which was held in England. The first ever ODI saw the hosts..
Women's Party
Women's Party is the name of several political parties: Women's Party (Belarus)Women's Party (Greenland)Women's Party (Japan) Josei-tōWomen's Party (UK) This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, yo..
Women's Party (Greenland)
The Women's Party (Arnat Partiiat) is a feminist political party in Greenland. At the last legislative elections, on December 3, 2002, the party won 2.4% of the popular vote and no seats. ..
Women's Party (UK)
The Women's Party was a minor political party in the United Kingdom. It was founded by Christabel and Emmeline Pankhurst when they dissolved the Women's Social and Political Union in November 1917. The party proclaimed the need for more stringent measures in support of Britain in World War I. Inde..
Women's Peace Council
The Women's Peace Council was a group that during World War I campaigned for a negotiated end to the conflict. The groups membership was mainly from the Womens Freedom League a group made up of suffragettes. Many of the members were also pacifists. ..
Women's pentathlon
The women's pentathlon was contested in the Olympics from 1964 until 1980, and it was replaced in the 1984 Games with the heptathlon. It had a different set of events than the ancient pentathlon. The events were shot put, high jump, a hurdling race, sprint and long jump. During the indoor season, ..
Women's Physique World
Women's Physique World is a magazine covering female bodybuilding and fitness and figure competition, published since 1984. The first issue was dated Fall, 1984, and featured Lori Walkup on the cover. Subsequently, the magazine has been published with varying frequency, ranging from two to six ..
Women's Political Council
The Women's Political Council was an organization that was part of the American Civil Rights Movement. Members included Mary Fair Burks, Jo Ann Robinson, Irene West, and Uretta Adair. The WPC was the first group to officially call for a boycott of the bus system during the Montgomery Bus Boycott. T..
Women's political rights in Bahrain
Women’s political rights have been a cornerstone of the political reforms initiated by King Hamad with for the first time women being given the right to vote and stand as candidates in national elections after the constitution was amended in 2002. The extension of equal political rights has been ..
Women's Premier Soccer League
WPSL re-directs here; an alternate meaning is WPSL (AM) The Women's Premier Soccer League (WPSL) is a national amateur women's soccer league in the United States. The WPSL started as the Western Division of the USISL's W-League, breaking away in 1998. The league is sanctioned by the United Stat..
Women's Professional Billiard Association
The WPBA is a professional women's billiard tour based in the United States. Originally founded in 1976 as the Women's Professional Billiard Alliance by players Madelyn Whitlow and Palmer Byrd, and Larry Miller editor of the National Billiard News. External links [Official Page] ..
Women's professional football (soccer)
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Women's Professional Football League
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Women's Professional Rodeo Association
The Women's Professional Rodeo Association(WPRA) is one of the largest rodeo sanctioning bodies in the world and is open exclusively to women eighteen years of age and older. Headquartered in Colorado Springs, Colorado, the Association currently has over 3,000 members from all over the contiguous U..
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Women's Project
Women’s Project [link] is the United States' foremost theater for women theater artists. Founded in 1978 by Julia Miles, women’s project was reaction to the lack of female playwrights, directors, and producers in the professional theater world. When Patricia Bosworth’s play “Cho..
Women's Pro Basketball League
"WBL" redirects here. For , see WBL (WB 100+). Women's Professional Basketball League (abbreviated WBL) was an attempt to establish a professional women's basketball league in the United States. The league played three seasons from the fall of 1978 to the spring of 1981. The league is generally co..
Women's Rhetoric
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Women's rights
Theories of rights Civil rights Collective rights Group rights Human rights Inalienable rights Individual rights Legal rights Natural rights Negative andpositive rights Social rights "Three generations"of rights Women's rights Women’s rights typically refers to freedoms..
Women's Rights National Historical Park
Women's Rights National Historical Park ..
Women's right to know
Women's Right to Know refers to the idea that a pregnant woman seeking an abortion should be educated as to the possible negative consequences of such a procedure. Some jurisdictions have Women's Right to Know Laws which mandate that abortion clinics provide such basic information and that no abo..
Women's Royal Air Force
The Women's Royal Air Force (WRAF) was a women's branch of the Royal Air Force which existed in two separate incarnations. The first WRAF was an auxiliary organization of the Royal Air Force which was founded in 1918. The original intent of the WRAF was to provide female mechanics in order to free ..
Women's Royal Army Corps
The Women's Royal Army Corps (WRAC; sometimes pronounced acronymically as /ˈræk/, a term unpopular with its members) was the corps to which all women in the British Army except medical, dental and veterinary officers and chaplains (who belonged to the same corps as the men) and nurses (who belonge..
Women's Royal Australian Naval Service
The Women's Royal Australian Naval Service (WRANS) was a non-combat branch of the Royal Australian Navy that recruited women. Like many of its sister services created during the Second World War, it alleviated manpower shortages resulting from men being assigned to combat roles. The Service was est..
Women's Royal Naval Service
The Women's Royal Naval Service (WRNS, popularly known as 'Wrens') was a non-combat branch of the Royal Navy that recruited women. Members included cooks, clerks, wireless telegraphists, and electricians. It was formed in 1916 during the First World War, and by the end of the war had 5,500 people,..
Women's Rugby World Cup
The Women's Rugby World Cup is the premier international competition in rugby union for women. The tournament is organised by the sport's governing body the International Rugby Board (IRB). The championships are currently held every four years The first Women's Rugby World Cup was held in 1991, a..
Women's Saikyo
The Women's Saikyo (Strongest) is a Go competition. Outline The Women's Saikyo is sponsored by Tokyo Seimitsu. The winner's purse 4,500,000 ($42,000). Past winners Player Years Held Shinkai Hiroko 1999, 2004 Kato Tomoko 2000 Aoki Kikuyo 2001 Okada Yumiko 2002 Suzuki Ayumi 20..
Women's Seeds at The Championships, Wimbledon
Women's singles seeds from 1960 through 2006 at The Championships, Wimbledon: 2006: 1. Amélie Mauresmo 2. Kim Clijsters 3. Justine Henin-Hardenne 4. Maria Sharapova 5. Svetlana Kuznetsova 6. Venus Williams 7. Elena Dementieva 8. Patty Schnyder 9. Anastasia Myskina 10. Nicole Vaidišová 11. France..
Women's shelter
A Women's Shelter is a place of temporary refuge and support for women escaping violent situations, such as Rape, and Domestic Violence. Having the ability to leave a situation of violence is valuable for women who are under attack because such situations frequently involve an imbalance of power th..
Women's Social and Political Union
The Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU) was the leading militant organisation campaigning for women's suffrage in the United Kingdom. It was the first group whose members were known as "suffragettes". Contents 1 Formation2 Campaigning3 Split4 Campaigning becomes more mi..
Women's sports
Women´s sport(s) include all-female sports competitions and leagues. Women's level of play in all sports rose during the late 20th century, as women and girls were allowed and finally encouraged to devote themselves to training and practice. Title IX supported women athletes' efforts in the U.S. Wo..
Women's Sports Foundation
Established by Billie Jean King, the Women's Sports Foundation["is a charitable educational organization] dedicated to ensuring equal access to participation and leadership opportunities for all girls and women in sports and fitness." In 1990, Life magazine named King one of the ["10..
Women's studies
Women's studies is an interdisciplinary academic field devoted to topics concerning women, feminism, gender, and politics. It often includes feminist theory, women's history (eg history of women's suffrage) and social history, women's literature, women's health, and the feminist and gender studies-..
Women's Studies Research Center
The Women's Studies Research Center at Brandeis University is directed by Shulamit Reinharz, wife of university president Jehuda Reinharz and recently took over the Epstein Center, the campus facilities operations building. ..
Women's suffrage
Suffrage parade, New York City, 1912 The movement for women's suffrage is a social, economic and political reform movement aimed at extending suffrage-the right to vote-to women. The suffrage movement was led by suffragists, defined as anyone, man or woman, who supports the extension of suffr..
Women's suffrage (United Kingdom)
Contents 1 Votes For Women2 Timeline3 The seeds of political feminism3.1 Early political movement3.2 Early suffragist societies4 The formation of a national movement4.1 Women's political groups4.1.0.1 The Primrose League4.1.0.2 The Women's Liberal Assoc..
Women's suffrage in South Carolina
redirect [[Template:Inappropriate tone]]Women's suffrage in South Carolina began as a movement in 1898, nearly 50 years after the women's suffrage movement began in Seneca Falls, New York. A woman from Fairfax, Virginia named Durant Young, was the first to try. In 1892 she organized the South Car..
Women's Tax Resistance League
Tax resistance Central topics Civil Disobedience (Thoreau) Conscientious objection to military taxation History of tax resistance Religious Freedom Peace Tax Fund Act Tax resistance — [[The Cold War and the Income Tax: A Protest]] Organizations National Campaign for a Peace Tax Fund..
Women's Technology Cluster
The Women's Technology Cluster or WTC is a not-for-profit business incubator dedicated to women leaders building technology-driven businesses. The incubator assists entrepreneurs within the information technology, clean technology, and Life Science sectors. Based in San Francisco, California, USA, ..
Women's Tennis - 2006 Season
This is a list of the tournaments played on the WTA Tour in 2006. Number of tournaments played on hard courts: 39 (2 Grand Slams, 5 Tier One events)Number of tournaments played on clay: 16 (1 Grand Slam, 3 Tier One events)Number of tournaments played on grass: 4 (1 Grand Slam)Number of tournaments ..
Women's Tennis Association
The Women's Tennis Association, is also known as the WTA Tour, and is to women's tennis what the ATP is to men's tennis. In 2005 the WTA changed its name into The Sony Ericsson WTA Tour. The Women's Tennis Association was begun in Houston, Texas when the inaugural Virginia Slims event was won on 23..
Women's Test cricket
2nd Women's Test match between Australia and England in Sydney in 1935 Women's Test cricket is the long form of women's international cricket. Most of the matches are scheduled to last four days, which is one day less than men's Test matches. Women also play one-day international cricket. Unli..
Women's Trade Union League
The Women's Trade Union League was a U.S. organization of both working class and more well-off women formed in 1903 to support the efforts of women to organize labor unions and to eliminate sweatshop conditions. The WTUL played an important role in supporting the massive strikes in the first two dec..
Women's United Soccer Association
WUSA logo The Women's United Soccer Association (WUSA), (currently on hiatus) was the first entire league of full-time professional women's soccer players in the world. Formed in 2001, of eight teams nation-wide in the United States, the WUSA was a successor to and competitor with the semi-p..
Women's Voices. Women Vote
Women’s Voices. Women’s Vote (WVWV) is a non-partisan organization, committed to engaging single women in the political process. The Washington DC.-based non-profit was founded in September 2003, as a project of the Tides Center, and received its own 501 (c)3 status in 2005. WVWV encourages �..
Women's Ways of Knowing
In 1986 M. F. Belenky, B.M. Clinchy, N.R. Goldberger, and J.M. Tartule published the book 'Women's Ways of Knowing: The Development of Self, Voice, and Mind', based on their research during the late seventies and early eighties. One hundred and thirty-five American women were interviewed from varyin..
Women's Wear Daily
Women's Wear Daily is an influential fashion-industry trade journal founded by Edmund Fairchild. It began publication on July 13, 1910 and became the basis of Fairchild's publishing empire. References External links [Women's Wear Daily online] ..
Women's Western Volleyball League
The Women's Western Volleyball League was created by Ralph Christ in August 1992. The first game was the Ventura Slammers @ San Bernadino Jazz on February 17 1993. It was around for two seasons in 1993-1994. Champions were in 1993 San Diego Wave. In 1994 the champions were the San Diego Breakers. Th..
Women's World Chess Championship
The Women's World Chess Championship is played to determine the women's world champion in chess. Like the World Chess Championship, it is administered by FIDE. Unlike most sports, women are able to compete against men in chess, and so some women do not compete for the women's title. Notably, the wo..
Women's World Cup
The Women's World Cup could refer to either the: FIFA Women's World CupWomen's Rugby World Cup This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the inte..
Women's World Cup of Golf
The Women's World Cup of Golf is a professional event for two woman teams. The inaugural tournament was played in February 2005 and had a prize fund of US$1 million. The field consists of twenty teams and each qualifying country can field one team. The first two events were played in South Africa. ..
Women's World Golf Rankings
Contents 1 Calculation of the rankings2 Criticisms3 Significance of the rankings4 Top players4.1 Top 10 in Rolex World Rankings4.2 World number ones5 See also6 External links The Women's World Golf Rankings, also known for sponsorship reasons as the Rol..
Women, girls and information technology
Current Status of Women and Girls in Information Technology Women have been involved in computers since computers were first envisioned. Lady Ada Lovelace’s (1815-1852) plan for how her friend Charles Babbage’s calculating engine might calculate Bernoulli numbers is now considered the first ..
Womens' Affairs advisor
The Womens' Affairs advisor to the Chief of Staff is a female officer in the Israel Defense Forces, in-charge of promoting freedom of opportunities for women soldiers so as to better develop their abilities and talents in the military, and to provide them with a functional, suitable and diverse envi..
Womensing
Womensing is an all-women a cappella ensemble from Vermont. The group was established in 1995 as an opportunity for nearly twenty women to sing together informally, but has since become a distinguished six-member group that performs in and around Vermont. Womensing mostly performs world music, inclu..
Womenswold
Womenswold is a village situated about 3 miles north of Adisham and about 5 miles south-west of Bridge near Canterbury, Kent, England. External links [Womenswold Parish Council] ..
Womens Bay, Alaska
Womens Bay is a census-designated place (CDP) in Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 690. The name is correctly spelled "Womens", without an apostrophe. Geography Womens Bay is located at [57°42′6″N, 152°34′20″W] (57.701742, -152...
Womens national loyal league
The Women's National Loyal League (WNLL) was the first women's political organization. Formed in 1863 by Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony, the WNLL's original objective was to lobby for the amendment to the United States Constitution to abolish slavery for all of the states, not just Conf..
Womens rights and roles of the 17th century
Women's rights in the early 17th century were very limited, but despite that fact women played a major role in the up keeping of the colonies. In most of the colonies, when out in public the women were subordinate to their husbands. They were not allowed to speak, and most of the times they had ..
Womens Voices Women Vote
Women’s Voices. Women’s Vote (WVWV) is a non-partisan organization, committed to engaging single women in the political process. The Washington DC.-based non-profit was founded in September 2003, as a project of the Tides Center, and received its own 501 (c)3 status in 2005. WVWV encourages �..
Women (book)
Women is a 1978 novel written by Charles Bukowski, starring his semi-autobiographical character Henry Chinaski. In contrast to "Factotum," "Post Office" and "Ham on Rye," "Women" is centered around Chinaski's later life, as a celebrated poet and writer, not as a dead-end lowlife. It does however fea..
Women (song)
"Women" was the first track on the 1987 Def Leppard album Hysteria. It is 5:41 long. Lyrics: [link] ..
Women Against Pornography
Women Against Pornography (WAP) was a radical feminist activist group based out of New York City and an influential force in the anti-pornography movement of the late 1970s and 1980s. WAP was best known for their anti-pornography informational tours of sex shops and pornographic theaters in Times ..
Women Against Violence in Pornography and Media
Women Against Violence in Pornography and Media (WAVPM) was a radical feminist activist group based out of San Francisco and an influential force in the anti-pornography movement of the late 1970s and 1980s. WAVPAM was organized in July 1976 and became highly active in San Francisco, picketing strip..
Women against war
Women Against War (WAW) is a grassroots organization of women opposed to war in Iraq. Formed in October 2002 in Albany, NY, WAW is a decentralized network of females working to end the war. Projects have included a five month Fast for Peace, civil disobedience, a travelling Peace Tent and demons..
Women Airforce Service Pilots
Elizabeth L. Gardner, WASP pilot. The Women Airforce Service Pilots, also known as WASP, were a group of civilian female pilots employed to fly military aircraft under the direction of the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. Contents 1 Creation of the WASP2 Duties ..
Women Airforce Service Pilot Badge
Two versions (early and standard) of the WASP Badge The Women Airforce Service Pilot Badge is a decoration of the United States Army which was issued during the years of the Second World War. The decoration was created by order of the Army Air Forces and was intended to recognize those membe..
Women and Children First
Women and Children First is the third album by American hard rock band Van Halen, released in 1980 (see 1980 in music). It basically continues the trends laid out on the first two albums, relying on the vocals of David Lee Roth and the guitar playing of Eddie Van Halen. This is the first Van Halen..
Women and Economics
Women And Economics is a book by Charlotte Perkins Gilman (also known for The Yellow Wallpaper), published in 1898. Not only was it a theoretical analysis of a male-centred culture, it was also a vivid call for women's economic independence. Whilst not endorsing the views of the suffrage movement (b..
Women and Gender Committee
The Women and Gender Committee is charged with the following: Women. Gender and development as cross-cutting issue. The Chairperson of the Committee is Koite Doumba. ..
Women and government in Australia
From the turn of the 20th century, women have participated in government in Australia. Following federation, the government of the newly formed Commonwealth of Australia passed the Commonwealth Franchise Act 1902 allowing most women to both vote and stand in the federal election of 1903. The crown c..
Women and Mormonism
The status of women in Mormonism has been a source of public debate beginning prior to the death of Joseph Smith, Jr. in 1844. Various denominations within the Latter Day Saint movement have taken different paths on the subject of women and their role in the church and in society—views rangin..
Women and the Armed Struggle in Nicaragua
The women in revolutionary Nicaragua played a significant and uncharacteristic role in the revolution as guerillas in the armed forces, subsequently challenging their traditional roles as mother and caregiver. Their initial entry point into the public sphere as guerillas was a precursor to women�..
Women Are from Venus, Men from Anus
Women Are from Venus, Men from Anus is the debut album and come back album by Paska. It was released in 2005. The album was planned to be released on April 13, 2005, but was delayed because of internet piratism. The band wanted to be sure that digital pirate copies of the album had spread widely ..
Women artists
Professor and art historian Linda Nochlin began her wonderfully provocative 1971 Artnews article with the question "Why are there no great women artists?" This question was in essence a challenge to traditional art history. While in Europe from ancient times through the modern era, the visual arts..
Women as imams
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Women as theological figures
Women as theological figures, have played a significant role in the development of various religions and religious hierarchies. Contents 1 Women who have influenced religious development1.1 Judaism1.2 Christianity1.2.1 General Christian history1.3 Buddhism1.4 Islam1...
Women during the Reformation
A wife was expected to be a companion to her husband, but she was always his subordinate and the object of restrictive regulations imposed by him and other male authorities. Obedience was demanded by husbands, and women were restricted in what they wore, in what they said, and in where they went. ..
Women Exploited By Abortion
Women Exploited By Abortion (WEBA) is an organization of women who regret having undergone induced abortion. WEBA members were surveyed by David Reardon in his controversial research on the impact of abortion on women. WEBA activities focus on support, outreach, and gathering anecdotal data about wo..
Women Film Critics Circle Awards 2004
1st Women Film Critics Circle Awards 2004 --> The 1st Women Film Critics Circle Awards Winners Best Picture:*''Vera DrakeBest Actor:*Paul Giamatti - ''SidewaysBest Actress:*Imelda Staunton - ''Vera DrakeBest Comedic Performance (tie):*Halle Berry - ''Catwoman*Irma Hall - ''The LadykillersB..
Women for Israel's Tomorrow
Members of Women in Green and supporters demonstrating on Jerusalem Day, May 28, 1995. State of Israel Geography Land of Israel · Districts · Cities Transport · Mediterranean Dead Sea · Red Sea · Sea of Galilee Jerusalem · Tel Aviv · Haifa History ..
Women For Sobriety
Women For Sobriety (WFS), Inc., is a non-profit support group for alcoholic women, founded in 1976. The mutual support groups of WFS work to increase the self-esteem of members. Women for Sobriety groups are non-religious and the meetings also differ from those of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) in that t..
Women for the Future
Women for the Future (Žinky za Majbutnie) is a political party in Ukraine. At the last legislative elections, 30 march 2002, the party won 2.1 % of the popular vote and no seats. At the last legislative elections, 26 March 2006, the party was part of the Opposition Bloc "Ne Tak". {| style="..
Women Generals of the Yangs
Women Generals of the Yangs (杨门女将, pinyin yangmen nujiang ) is a Beijing Opera by Du Mingxin to a Chinese libretto, based on the Yangju Opera Commanding the troops at 100 years old. First performance: China Peking Opera Company, 1960. It is set during the Northern Song..
Women in Black
Women in Black is a world wide movement of women, committed to non-violence and non-aggression, both as a goal and as a means. Estimates say there are about 10,000 members world wide. Though there is no agreement upon constitution between the various segments world wide, all members believe that mal..
Women in Cellblock 9
Women in Cellblock 9 is a 1977 film directed by Spanish director Jesus Franco, starring Howard Vernon and Karine Gambier. Its main theme is women in prison. ..
Women In Cell Biology
"WICB" began in the early 1970s as a group of women cell biologists, sensitized by the women’s movement of the time, who began to notice the under-representation of women in academia in general and cell biology in particular. A mimeographed newsletter began circulating, and ad hoc meetings were he..
Women in combat
The role of Women in combat has evolved over the centuries. Although women are permitted to serve in the military in most countries, only a few countries allow women to fill active combat roles. Countries that allow this include Germany, Canada, Denmark and Norway. Only Canada has fully integrate..
Women in comics
While the fields of newspaper cartooning and comic book art, writing and editing have been male-dominiated, a number of prominent women creators have produced comics since practically the beginning of those media. See also List of female comic book writers and artists. As early as the 1974 New Yo..
Women in computing
With the advent of the information age, concerns specific to the present and future role of women in computing have gained increasing importance. These concerns can be seen to be motivated by a general concern for gender equality on the one hand, as computers gain increasing influence in society,..
Women in Cuba
Contents 1 Overview2 Consitutional Changes3 See also4 External links Overview In the first half of the 20th Century, women in Cuba had achieved a status comparable with that of other more educationally advanced Latin American countries, such as Argentina and Chile. In 1933, du..
Women in German history series
Women in German history (Frauen der deutsche Geschichte) is a definitive stamp series issued in the Federal Republic of Germany and West Berlin from 1986 to 1990, and in reunited Germany since 1990. Contents 1 Description2 List of the stamps2.1 Women in German history in FRG and We..
Women in heraldry
In heraldry, a woman may bear arms by inheritance from her father or by grant to herself. She may not use a crest, which is used only for males. When unmarried, she displays her arms on a lozenge (a diamond shape) or on an oval or oval-like shape. Traditionally, a woman does not display her arm..
Women in Hinduism
This article is about the position of women in society as advocated by religious texts in Hinduism. For the actual position of women in India, see Women in India. Part of a onHinduism This box: [ view] • [ talk] • [ edit] Hinduism is based on numerous texts, some..
Women in India
This article is about the status of women in India, both historically and currently. This is distinct from the position of women as advocated by religious texts in Hinduism. For that, see Women in Hinduism. The status of women in India has been subject to great changes over the past few millennia. ..
Women in Islam
For discussions of the role of women in Islam, see: Women in the Qur'an, discussion of females in Muslim scripturesWomen in Muslim societies, the role and position of women in Muslim societiesIslamic feminismWomen as imams This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles ..
Women in Japan
Contents 1 History2 Education and workforce participation2.1 See also3 Reference4 External links History Gender has been an important principle of stratification throughout Japanese history, but the cultural elaboration of gender differences has varied over time and among..
Women in Love
Women in Love is a novel by British author D. H. Lawrence published in 1920. It is a sequel to his earlier novel The Rainbow (1915), and follows the continuing loves and lives of the Brangwen sisters, Gudrun and Ursula. Gudrun Brangwen, an artist, pursues a destructive relationship with Gerald Crich..
Women in Love (film)
Women in Love is a 1969 British film which tells the story of the relationships between men and women at the turn of the 19th century. It stars Alan Bates, Oliver Reed, Glenda Jackson and Jennie Linden. The movie was adapted by Larry Kramer from the novel Women in Love by D.H. Lawrence. It was d..
Women in Military Service for America Memorial
The Women in Military Service for America Memorial is located at the Ceremonial Entrance to Arlington National Cemetery and honors all women who have served in the United States Armed Forces. Planning for the memorial began as early as 1985, with the groundbreaking occurring 10 years later on June ..
Women in Muslim societies
This article or section needs a complete rewrite for }}}. A Khara Dupatta and hyderabadi jewelry worn by a bride from Hyderabad The moral responsibility of men and women is considered equal, as suggested by verses like this : "Lo! Men who surrender unto Allah, and women who surrender, an..
Women in philosophy
Contents 1 Women in Philosophy2 See also3 External links4 Notes Women in Philosophy U.S. Department of Education reports indicate that philosophy is one of the least proportionate, and possibly least proportionate, fields in the humanities with respect to gender.“Salary, Pr..
Women in photography
Women In Photography Female artists have made significant contributions to the field of photography since its inception. See: Women in Photography International Some Famous Female Photographers: Bernice Abbott 1898-1991Diane Arbus 1923-1971Eve Arnold 1913-Tina Barney 1945Hilla Becher 1934- (of ..
Women in Photography International
Women In Photography International, WIPI, was founded in 1981 to promote the visibility of women working in the Photographic Arts. As an educational nonprofit organization, WIPI provides member benefits that accommodate changing interests and needs as we head into our third decade as a resource for..
Women in prison films
Women in prison films are a subgenre of exploitation film. Their stories feature imprisoned women who are subjected to sexual and physical abuse, typically by sadistic female prison wardens. Perhaps the best explanation for women in prison films notoriety is that it is a cinematized version of th..
Women in Refrigerators
Women in Refrigerators (or Wir[Women in Refrigerators] index, March 1999, retrieved January 11 2006.) is a website that was created in 1999 by a group of comic book fans. The site features a list of female comic book characters that had been injured, killed, or depowered as a plot device w..
Women in Revolt
Women In Revolt is a film produced by Andy Warhol and directed by Paul Morrisey. The stars of the film are Jackie Curtis, Candy Darling and Holly Woodlawn, the three transgendered superstars of Andy Warhol's Factory scene. Jackie and Candy had previously appeared in Flesh and Holly had starred in T..
Women in Rome
The place of the matrona (a Roman woman) in the society was taking care of the family and household. She was under the protection of the pater familias (the master of the house), either the father or the husband. She was not entitled to have any public office or to participate in any political activ..
Women in science
Women have contributed to science from its earliest days, but their contributions have not always been recognized. Historians who work on the history of women in science have illuminated the contributions women have made, the barriers they have faced, and the strategies they have implemented to hav..
Women in science fiction
Women have always been represented among science fiction writers and fans. Frankenstein by Mary Shelley has been called the first science fiction novel. In fantasy, the rich heritage of myth and religion and folktales emerged from oral cultures transmitted by both men and women, and early published ..
Women in Sikhism
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Women in Singapore politics
Women in Singapore traditionally played a small role in the politics of Singapore and Singapore's public life. Nonetheless in recent years, there is an increasing women representation in public life as more women have started running for political office. Notable women politicians include the high..
Women in the Australian House of Representatives
There have been 68 women in the Australian House of Representatives since the establishment of the Parliament of Australia. Women have had the right to both vote and sit in parliament since 1902, however the first woman to enter the House of Representatives was Enid Lyons in 1943. All states and ter..
Women in the Australian Senate
There have been 66 women in the Australian Senate since the establishment of the Parliament of Australia. Women have had the right to both vote and sit in parliament since 1902 and all states and territories have been represented by a woman in the Senate. In the 41st and current Parliament of Austra..
Women in the Mexican Revolution
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Women in the military
Throughout history, women have played valuable roles in the military. They have served as nurses,support personnel,and more recently as soldiers. Without their service the military would not be what it is today. The United States During World War II, the Women's Army Corps organized the female enl..
Women in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
There have been 43 women in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly since its establishment in 1856. Women have had the right to vote in the assembly since 1902 and the right to stand as a candidate since 1918. The first successful candidate for the Legislative Assembly was Millicent Preston-Stanl..
Women in the Qur'an
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Women in the U.S. Judiciary
Today, the burgeoning number of women in the judiciary follows an explosive trend of women entering law school as well as other professional fields. However, much still must be accomplished before a standard of true equality can be achieved in the field. Contents 1 Breaking into the Fiel..
Women in the United States Senate
There have been 34 women in the United States Senate since the establishment of that body in 1789, meaning that out of the 1,884 Americans who have served in the United States Senate since that time, 1.75 percent of all Senators have been female. Contents 1 History2 Election, selection ..
Women in the Victorian era
The status of Women in the Victoria Era is often seen as an illustration of the striking discrepancy between England's national power and wealth and what many, then and now, consider its appalling social conditions. During the Era symbolized by the reign of British monarch Queen Victoria, difficulti..
Women in Uniform
"Women In Uniform" Single by Iron Maiden Released 27th October 1980 Genre Heavy Metal Label Capitol Writers Steve Harris Producers Martin Birch Iron Maiden Singles Chronology "Sanctuary"(1980) "Women in Uniform"(1980) "Twilight Zone"(1981) "Women in Uniform" was the third single by I..
Women of color
Some of the information in this has not been [Verifiabilityverified] and might not be reliable. It should be checked for inaccuracies and modified as needed, [cite sourcesciting sources]. Women of color is a term used to describe non-caucasian women. It was embraced and used to ..
Women Of Ireland
"Women of Ireland" is a traditional Irish song. Usually it falls under the category of "Irish rebel music". It honors the memory of the women dedicated to Ireland, specifically the Irish nationalist movement. A version of the song features prominently on the soundtrack to Stanley Kubrick's 1975 fil..
Women of Labour
Women of Labour (in Swedish: Arbetets kvinnor) was a feminist group in Sweden. The group emerged out of a split from Grupp 8 in 1973. The founders of Arbetets kvinnor felt that gender oppression and class oppression functioned side by side, and that the women's movement couldn't ignore the class st..
Women of Manhattan
Women of Manhattan is a play written by John Patrick Shanley and originally performed in 1986. It revolves around the lives of three women who are living in Manhattan: one has recently split up with her boyfriend, one is married, and one is considered a "fag hag" by the other two as she often unknow..
Women of Sand and Myrrh
Women of Sand and Myrrh is a novel written by Hanan al-Shaykh. It was originally published in 1989 as Misk al-ghazal and was published in English in 1992. Publishers Weekly chose Women of Sand and Myrrh as one of the 50 best books of 1992. The storyline consists of four main characters: Suha, Tam..
Women of Star Trek
Contents 1 Star Trek:TOS2 Star Trek:The Next Generation3 Star Trek:Deep Space Nine4 Star Trek:Voyager5 Star Trek:Enterprise Star Trek:TOS Nyota UhuraChristine ChapelJanice RandStar Trek:The Next Generation Deanna TroiBeverly CrusherGuinanRo LarenKatherine PulaskiLwaxana T..
Women of the House
Women of the House was a spin-off of Designing Women made to star Delta Burke, who reconciled with her producers after a bitter war. In the show, Suzanne Sugarbaker's latest husband has died and now she is in charge of his political term. However, the show was not very strong and was cancelled aft..
Women Of The Wall
Women of the Wall (WOW) is an organization in Israel, with members and supporters around the world, who have organized a series of Women's prayer groups at the Kotel each month on Rosh Hodesh. The groups have included women reading from the Torah and wearing tallit, tefillin, and kippah. The ..
Women of Wrestling
Women of Wrestling, aka WOW, is a defunct pro wrestling promotion founded in 2000 by David McLane, previously the founder of Gorgeous Ladies Of Wrestling and Powerful Women of Wrestling. It was based in Los Angeles, California. Los Angeles Lakers vice-president Jeannie Buss provided at least some ..
Women of Wrestling Unleashed
On February 4th, 2001, the Women of Wrestling (WOW) promotion held a Pay-Per-View called Unleashed in the Great Western Forum in Inglewood, CA, the Pay-Per-View suffered from technical difficulties and a low buy-rate, and was the primary reason for the eventual collapse of the promotion. A second P..
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (Spanish: Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios) is a 1988 Spanish comedy film written and directed by Pedro Almodóvar, starring Carmen Maura and Antonio Banderas. The film that brought Almodóvar to widespread attention in the English-speaking world, ..
Women on Waves
Women on Waves is a non-profit, pro-choice organization created in 1999 by Dutch physician Rebecca Gomperts. The goal of the organization is to raise awareness and stimulate discussion about what they consider to be restrictive laws regarding abortion, as well as to provide safe, non-surgical aborti..
Women science fiction authors
Although the novel Frankenstein, written in 1818 by Mary Shelley, has been called the first science fiction novel, there is a persistent but false belief that women did not enter the field of science fiction writing until the 1960s and 1970s. In fact, authors like Leigh Brackett, Katherine MacLean a..
Women sportspeople
The Women sportspeople article discusses the role of being a woman in sports and women's experiences as such. For lists of women sportspeople or categories of women sportspeople see: Contents 1 Introduction2 History of women sportspeople3 Women Athletes4 Women Coaches5 ..
Women Strike for Peace
Women Strike for Peace (WSP, also known as Women for Peace) is a United States women's peace activist group. It was founded by Bella Abzug and Dagmar Wilson,[Seattle Women Act for Peace (SWAP) archives] on the site of the University of Washington. Accessed April 9, 2006. and was initially ..
Women Unite
Women Unite is a vocal and percussion group consisting of eight South African women. Women Unite was founded in the spring of 1997 by Thandi Swaartbooi. The group has an idealistic profile, and seeks to empower women in various ways, particularly as related to art and music, and to stand up against..
Women Who Kill
Women Who Kill is a history of female murderers by Ann Jones. It was published by Fawcett Columbine Books in 1980. The book is divided into the following sections: An Introduction to Women's Rights and WrongsChapter One: Foremothers: Divers Lewd WomenChapter Two: Domestic AtrocityChapter T..
Women Wise
Women Wise is a new media production company based in Toronto, Canada whose corporate culture and goals are centered around encouraging women to become involved with new technology. It was founded by Anne-Marie Huurre in the late 1990s. The Legend of Lotus Spring Women Wise's major product so far ..
Women Writers' Suffrage League
The Womens Writers Suffrage League (WWSL) was an organisation in the United Kingdom formed in 1908 by Cicely Hamilton and Bessie Hatton. The organisation stated that it wanted "to obtain the vote for women on the same terms as it is or may be granted to men. Its methods are those proper to writers..
Women Writers Conference
Founded in 1979, The Women Writers Conference is the longest–running event of its kind in the nation. It exists as an annual community—an exchange—shared between the conference participants and the audience in Lexington. Programming includes small-group workshops, panel discussions, master cl..
Women Writers Project
The Women Writers Project is an initiative based at Brown University, with the aim of making texts by pre-Victorian women writers more accessible. The eventual goal of the project is to make available all English language works written or co-authored by women up to 1850. At present the focus is on w..
Women’s National Soccer League
The Women’s National Soccer League (WNSL) is Australia's top women's football (soccer) league and home to many of Australia's world-class players. External [WNSL page on Matilda's site][WNSL Statistics on OzSoccer] ..
Wometco Home Theater
The Wometco Home Theater or WHT was an early pay television service that required a set-top descrambling box that allowed subscribers to view scrambled television signals, which were broadcast over a normal television station. In the New York City area, the signals were broadcast on channel 68, WWH..
Womma railway station, Adelaide
Womma railway station is a railway station on the Gawler railway line which is located in the northern Adelaide suburbs of Elizabeth North and Elizabeth West. It is located 27.3km by railway from the Adelaide Railway Station. Adjacent Stations {| class="toccolours" border="1" cellpadding="4" styl..
Wommelgem
Location of Wommelgem in Antwerp province Wommelgem is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality only comprises the town of Wommelgem proper. On January 1 2006 Wommelgem had a total population of 12,126. The total area is 13.01 km² which gives a populatio..
Wompatuck State Park
Wompatuck State Park is a recreational area of about 4000 acres in size located primarily in Hingham, MA, in the United States; it is managed by DCR. The park is built on the former Hingham weapons depot which was used actively during World War II and the Korean Conflict. Wompatuck contains over 10..
Wompem
Wompem is a game dedicated to medieval combat through safe and fun ways. The game mirrors the boffing in that it too is medieval combat and it also employs padded weapons. The rules of Wompem, unlike boffing, do not limit it to fencing and "slightest touch" (however these games do exist). Wompem is..
Wompoo Fruit-Dove
The Wompoo Fruit Dove Ptilinopus magnificus is the largest fruit dove native to Australia. It inhabits almost exclusively the lowland tropics rainforests along the eastern coast of Australia, from central New South Wales to the tip of Cape York Peninsula. They can also be seen in Papua New Guine..
WOMR
redirect [[Template:Infobox Radio station]]WOMR 92.1 FM is a public community station based in Provincetown, Massachusetts. Its callsign stands for "OuterMost Radio". It went into operation in 1982 at 91.9 FM, switching to 92.1 in 1995 to gain a power boost from one kilowatt to six and allowing it t..
WOMX
WOMX is located in the Orlando, Florida area and broadcasts at 105.1 FM. External links [WOMX] CBS Corporation Corporate Directors: David R. Andelman | Joseph A. Califano, Jr. | William S. Cohen | Philippe P. Dauman | Charles K. Gifford | Bruce S. Gordon | Leslie Moonves | Shari Reds..
Womyn
Womyn is the best-known one of a number of alternate spellings which some feminists promote as a way to degender the English word women and as female empowerment. Other variants include wimmin (plural), wom!n, womban and womon (singular), while femal (from female) and humyn (human) apply the princip..
Womyn-born-womyn
Contents 1 History2 Scope3 Examples4 Arguments5 Other Issues6 See also7 External links History This term was developed as a response to patriarchy in Western culture during Feminism's 2nd Wave. The stated purpose of the idea, paired with the use of the word w..

 

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