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The Congress of Women: The Higher Education of Women
Professions and Occupations Op...The Higher Education of Women On the Continent of Europe women are admitted to the universities in Italy, France, Belgium Holland, Switzerland, Spain,…Critical Treatment of the Text of the Upanishads
Critical Treatment of the Text of the UpanishadsWith regard to a critical restoration of the text of the Upanishads, I have but seldom relied on the authority of new MSS., but have…July 2000 Disasters
early July, southern Europe: Recording breaking heat wave in Italy and the Balkans resulted in dozens of deaths and set the stage for numerous wildfires damaging crops and forests.…1988 Cannes Film Festival
Palme d'OrPelle the Conqueror, Bille August (Denmark/Sweden)Special Jury PrizeA World Apart, Chris Menges (United States)Best ActorForest Whitaker, Bird (United States)Best ActressBarbara…Women's Suffrage and the Constitution: Chapter I, Reason 1
Chapter I: Why the Federal Amendment? 2. Equal Rights Demands It. 1. Keeping Pace With Other Countries Demands It. Suffrage for men and suffrage for women in other lands, with few and minor…July 2005 Disasters
July 7, London England: four bombs exploded in three subway stations and on one double-decker bus during the morning rush hour, killing 52 people plus 4 bombers, and wounding more than 700.…Brewer's: Dungaree
A coarse blue cloth worn by sailors; coarse and vulgar. Dungaree is the Wapping of Bombay. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Dunghill!Dundreary A B C D E…Brewer's: Elephanta
in Bombay, is so called from a stone elephant, which carried a tiger on its back, and formerly stood near the landing-place on the south side of the island. It has now nearly disappeared.…Movies and Film: India
IndiaMovies and FilmAsian Film HistoryTwo Chinas, Two CinemasHong Kong: Cantonese, Kung-Fu, and a New WaveBenching the Benshi: Japan's Illustrious CenturyThe Master: The Art of Akira KurosawaIndia…Brewer's: Sancy Diamond
So called from Nicholas de Harlay, Sieur de Sancy, who bought it for 70,000 francs (25,000. Louis XV. wore it at his coronation, but during the Revolution it was again sold. Napoleon in…Trending
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