International Women's Day

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Cleopatra
She was the last Ptolemaic ruler of Egypt, and fought hard to save Egypt from the Roman Empire. In order to do so, she formed alliances with Julius Caesar and Marc Anthony, both of which led to numerous stories of her female wiles and prowess. She passed away in 30 BC.

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Sappho
This Greek poet lived around 625 AD. She was important for creating the “Sapphic stanza,” a poetry style of three long lines coupled with one short line, which is still very commonly used today. She also created the lyre, an instrument with 21-string that produces a beautiful, almost poetic sound.

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Joan of Arc
Born in 1412, she was only 19 years old when she was charged with heresy, a crime punishable by death. Long before her death, she was very active in political and war issues at a time when women didn’t do such things. One of the most astonishing things she accomplished was overcome the condescension of military leaders and worked to lift the siege of Orleans in nine short days. Twenty-four years after her death, she was declared innocent and a martyr.

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Rosa Parks
Rosa Parks was born in 1913 and grew up during a time when people of color were oppressed. On December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks refused to obey when she was told to move to the back of the bus to allow a white passenger to sit in her seat. This simple act of a tired woman on a bus just wanting to get home made her a symbol of the civil rights movement. She was ninety-two years old when she died in 2005, and in several cities the front seat of buses were reserved with black ribbons to honor her.

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Florence Nightingale
Known as “the lady with the lamp,” Nightingale was pioneer of the nursing profession, one of her greatest contributions was the belief that sanitary conditions and better nutrition were the key to successfully treating those who have been injured or fallen ill. She reduced many deaths during the Crimean War, and went down in history as the mother of modern nursing, which unarguably made her one of the great women in history.

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Audrey Hepburn
During the 1950’s and 1960’s, Hepburn was considered one of the great screen sirens. She lit up the screen and after she retired, she used her celebrity to do good works. She was a vocal supporter of UNICEF and other humanitarian causes until her death in 1993.

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Simone de Beauvoir
Born in 1908, this leading philosopher penned the groundbreaking book, “The Second Sex” By pointing out the sexism that dominated society and history, she helped others figure out ways to change it, and her book became the defining volume of the feminist movement. She passed away in 1986.

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Mother Teresa
This Catholic nun was born in 1910, and during her long lifetime she helped thousands of people who were sick, starving, and otherwise hurting. She was an icon of selfless service, and inspired others to follow in her footsteps. Known throughout the world for her kindness, she was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979, and millions mourned when she passed away in 1997.

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Marie Curie
Born in 1867, this brilliant scientist was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize, and the first person to win it in two separate categories; the first was for physics in 1903, and the second was for chemistry in 1911. She developed x-ray machines, among many other things. All these achievements undoubtedly make her one of the great women in history. But her work also poisoned her, and she died in 1934.

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Any group that feels itself to be marginalized needs to assert its power in ways other than parades and posters.

An academic colleague of mine in Toronto, Canada, who happens to be gay, is goaded by gay pride parades. He posits that the time has come to move beyond a spectacle for the straight people; instead, gay people need to flex their political muscle. By his estimation, gay people, if voting as a block, could determine the electoral outcome of 20 of Canada's 337 electoral ridings.

Imagine the social earthquake that would cause!
 
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Late 2 the party n hope this does no offend. Just gave me a chuckle when saw a friend post it for Women's Day
 

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Mother Theresa? Really @BillM ? Radically anti-abortion and against birth control, she did not believe or accept that women should any control over their reproductive lives.

She also used the millions donated to her to open dozens of convents of a religious order she created which was devoted to her. Not one penny went to opening hospitals which could have saved some of the indigent she allowed to die on cots. The lack of triage in her hospices was/is atrocious.

Mother Teresa Was No Saint | HuffPost