Fanny Mendelssohn Hansel (1805-1847) was a German composer and pianist. She wrote hundreds of works, but for generations it has...

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Empress Matilda (c. 1102-1167) attempted to expand the idea of who was fit to run a country in 12th century England. She was...

Adrienne Fidelin (1915-2004) was a Guadaloupean dancer, actress, and intellectual at the center of avant garde activities in...