George Sand Biography: New!
Outside of France, not so many people know about George Sand, a woman whose 19th century celebrity sounds like something right out of this year’s gossip pages.
Posts tagged: Activists
Elizabeth Warren Biography: New!
Our biography of the first female U.S. senator from Massachusetts is now live.
Just a Nice Photo: Aung San Suu Kyi Fans
Every once in a while the good guys win a small victory.
Mini-Landslide for Aung San Suu Kyi’s Party
The opposition party of “Mother Suu” claimed at least 43 of the 44 available seats in Parliament.
Aung San Suu Kyi, Member of Parliament?
She’s been elected, say reports. If the vote holds up, it will be an amazing turn of events.
Wangari Maathai, Nobel-Winning Planter of Trees, Dead at Age 71
Three billion trees, millions of fiery words, and one Nobel Peace Prize later, Wangari Maathai has died in Kenya.