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Wolfred Nelson Wolfred Nelson, (July 10, 1791 – June 17, 1863) was from 1854 – 1856 the mayor of Montreal, Quebec. Nelson was born in Montreal the son of William Nelson, an immigrant to Colonial America from Newsham, North Yorkshire, England.
Wolfsbane (Doctor Who) Wolfsbane is a BBC Books original novel written by Jacqueline Rayner and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It features both the Fourth and Eighth Doctors, Sarah Jane, and Harry.
Wolfsegg Iron The Wolfsegg Iron, sometimes referred to as The Salzburg Cube, is a small lump of iron allegedly found within a block of coal at a mine in the village of Wolfsegg in Austria. This object is interesting because its origin is a mystery.
Wolfsheim, Germany Wolfsheim is a village South-West of Mainz with about 700 inhabitants. The village, which has the postal code 55578, is best known for its proximity to the mediumwave transmitter Rheinsender (rhine transmitter), which can be received throughout Europe during nighttime.
Wolfson Centre for Age-Related Diseases The Wolfson Centre for Age-Related Diseases (CARD) is based at the Guy's Hospital campus of King's College London. It is made up of three research groups including the Receptors and Signalling Group, the Neurorestoration Group and Neurodegeneration and Clinical Trials Group.
Wolfson College, Cambridge Wolfson College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Cambridge in Cambridge. Wolfson College was founded in 1965 as the “University College”, but changed its name to Wolfson College in 1972 in recognition of the generous benefaction of the Wolfson Foundation.
Wolfson College, Oxford Wolfson College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. It is unusual in being a graduate-only college, and is one of the most modern in the university, in architectural terms.
Wolfson History Prize The Wolfson History Prizes, which were established in 1972, are awarded annually to promote and encourage standards of excellence in the writing of history for the general public. Prizes are given annually for two or three exceptional works published during the year, with an occasional oeuvre prize (a general award for an individual’s distinguished contribution to the writing of history).
Wolfson Research Institute The Wolfson Research Institute is a purpose-built research building and research division of the University of Durham. The Institute was named after the Wolfson Foundation which provided funds for the institute's establishment.
Wolftown Committee Wolftown Committee is collaboration between all the major hip hop artists on the Wolftown Recordings artist roster. The group consists of rappers Late, 10Shott, Size8, Jai Boo, High Timez, Lee Dee, Wayney G and Conman, as well as the producers Tricksta and Pez.
Wolftown Recordings Wolftown Recordings is a hip hop record label based in Wolverhampton. Formed in 1997 by local artists Tricksta and Late, Wolftown has risen to prominence as one of the UK's premier hip hop labels, releasing records by acts such as Villains, Vicious Circle (10Shott and Size8), Jai Boo, Cee-Rock "The Fury", DL Incognito and Juttla.
Wolgan Valley Wolgan Valley is located to in the Wollemi National Park West of Sydney Australia. First European settlement of the valley occurred around 1823, when James Walker used the valley as an outstation from his Wallerawang settlement.
Wolgast Wolgast () is a German town in the district of Ostvorpommern, in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, on the bank of the river Peene (12,725 inhabitants in December 2004). The town is opposite the island of Usedom, which can be accessed by road and railway by a bascule bridge.
Wolin Wolin () is the name shared by an island located in the Baltic Sea located just off the Polish coast, and a town located on the island. It is separated from the island of Usedom by the Swina strait, and from mainland Pomerania by the Dziwna strait.
Wolin (town) Wolin is a town situated on the southern tip of the island of Wolin off the Baltic coast of Poland. The island lies at the edge of the strait of Dziwna in Kamień Pomorski County in the voivodeship (administrative region) of Western Pomerania.
Wollaston prism A Wollaston prism is an optical device, invented by William Hyde Wollaston, that manipulates polarized light. It separates randomly polarized or unpolarized light into two orthogonal, linearly polarized outgoing beams.
Wollaston, Western Australia Wollaston is an inner southeastern suburb of Bunbury, Western Australia, located 4 km from the centre of Bunbury. Its Local Government Area is the City of Bunbury, and it contains the Bunbury Passenger Terminal, the terminus for the Transwa Australind service.
Wollaton Hall Wollaton Hall is a country house in Wollaton, Nottingham, England started in 1580 and completed in 1588 for Sir Francis Willoughby (1557-1596) by the Elizabethan architect, Robert Smythson (also the architect of Hardwick Hall). The building consists of a high central hall, surrounded by four towers.
Wollaton Wagonway The Wollaton Wagonway (or Waggonway), built between October 1603 and 1604 by Huntingdon Beaumont in partnership with Sir Percival Willoughby, is currently credited as the world's first overland wagonway and is therefore regarded as a significant step in the development of railways.
Wollbeck & Lindbolm Wollbeck & Lindbolm (or Vacuum as they're more commonly known) are two Swedish music producers that have been running since the late 1980's. They have released a number of records under the Vacuum moniker, but are currently best known for producing music for other acts, the most well known of these being Rachel Stevens, whose 2005 hit single Negotiate With Love was produced by them.
Wolle Chekol Wolle Chekol (1941-2005) was born in Gojam, Ethiopia. He completed elementary and secondary education in Gojam and earned his BA degree in economics from Haile Selassie I University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia with distinction.
Wollemi National Park Wollemi National Park is the second largest national park in New South Wales, and contains most of the largest wilderness area, the Wollemi Wilderness. It lies 129 kilometres northwest of Sydney, and forms part of the Greater Blue Mountains World Heritage Area.
Wollensak Wollensak was an American manufacturer of audio-visual products. At the height of their popularity in the 1950s and 1960s, many brands of Movie cameras came with a Wollensak "Velostigmat" lens, while their reel-to-reel tape recorders were prized for their robust construction and value.
Wollmar Boström Wollmar Filip Boström (June 15, 1878 – 1956) was a male tennis player from Sweden, who won a bronze medal at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London in the men's indoor doubles tournament, alongside Gunnar Setterwall.
Wollo Wollo was a historical region and province in the northeastern part of Ethiopia, with its capital city at Dessie. The province was named after the Wollo Oromo, who settled in this part of Ethiopia in the 17th century.
Wollondilly Advertiser The Wollondilly Advertiser, a masthead in the Fairfax Community Newspapersstable, is a weekly newspaper distributed free to residents of the Wollondilly local government area in New South Wales, Australia. It is published on Tuesdays.
Wollongong Botanic Garden The Wollongong Botanic Garden is located in the Wollongong suburb of Keiraville at the foot of Mount Keira in New South Wales, Australia. It is the local botanical gardens of the Illawarra and was opened in September 1970.
Wollongong Central Wollongong Central is a major shopping centre in the Illawarra region, located in the CBD of Wollongong, approximately 90 kilometres south of Sydney. It is operated and managed by Australian property investment company, General Property Trust (GPT).
Wollongong Conservatorium of Music Wollongong Conservatorium of Music, is a centre for music education and performance, providing a wide range of opportunities for learning and appreciation in the arts. It is situated in Keiraville, New South Wales, Australia.
Wollongong Hawks The Wollongong Hawks are a team competing in Australia's National Basketball League (NBL), based in the New South Wales city of Wollongong. They won the NBL championship in 2001 and finished as runners-up in 2005.
Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts is a specialist co-educational, culturaly diverse, government secondary school located in Fairy Meadow, a suburb of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia, run by the New South Wales Department of Education and Training. It was founded in 1916.
Wollongong University Students' Association The University of Wollongong Students' Association (known as WUSA, formerly "Wollongong University Students' Representative Council") is the representative organisation for students at the University of Wollongong. The Association is an unicoprorated body that has departments that work within the University to achieve practical outcomes for students, as well as ensuring that both the University and federal government of Australia are held to account over their handling of student issues.
Wollongong Wolves The Wollongong Wolves are an Australian football (soccer) club based in the Illawarra region in New South Wales, Australia. A member of the former National Soccer League (NSL) until that league ended in 2004, they now play in the New South Wales Premier League.
Wollunqua In Australian aboriginal mythology, Wollunqua (or Wollunka, Wollunkua) is a snake-god of rain and fertility, who emerged from a watering hole in the Murschison Mountains. He is said[Please name specific person or group]Category:Articles with weasel words to be many miles long.
Wolner Wølner or Wolner is a rare Norwegian surname that originated in Germany. The Norwegian Wolners main ancestor are Jacob Wølner that migrated to Kongsberg in Norway on order of the King of Norway and the Emperor of Germany to help with some silver mines.
Wolong National Nature Reserve Wolong National Nature Reserve is located in Sichuan Province, People's Republic of China. Established in 1963, the reserve is known for its Wolong Giant Panda Research Center which conduct breeding and protection research for giant pandas.
Wolpertinger The Wolpertinger (also called "Wolperdinger" or "Woiperdinger") is a speculative animal supposedly living in the alpine forests of Bavaria in Germany. It has body parts of various animals — generally wings, antlers and fangs, all attached to the body of a small mammal.
Wolphin A wolphin or wholphin is a rare hybrid, formed from a cross between a bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus (mother), and a false killer whale Pseudorca crassidens (father). Although they have been reported to exist in the wild, there are currently only two in captivity, both at the Sea Life Park in Hawaii.
Wolseley (builders' merchant) Wolseley plc () is a British company which has engaged in a disparate range of activities over its long history. It is now one of the largest distributors of building equipment in the world, with particular strength in plumbing and heating supplies.
Wolseley 6/99 The Wolseley 6/99 was the final large Wolseley automobile. Styled by Pinin Farina with additions by BMC staff sylists, the basic vehicle was also sold by two of BMC's other marques as the Austin A99 Westminster and Vanden Plas Princess 3-Litre.
Wolseley Expedition The Wolseley Expedition was a troop movement authorized by Sir John A. Macdonald to confront Louis Riel and the MĂ©tis in 1870, during the Red River Rebellion, at the Red River Settlement in what is now the Canadian province of Manitoba.
Wolseley, Manitoba Wolseley is a residential area in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, located in the west central part of the city. It is named for Colonel Garnet Wolseley, a British Army officer who came to Manitoba in 1870 to suppress the Red River Rebellion.
Wolsey (Clothes) Wolsey is one of the oldest textile companies in the world, having been established in 1755. The company until, the death of HM The Queen Mother, held two Royal Warrants for its services to various British Royal Households.
Wolstein Center The Wolstein Center, formerly known as the CSU Convocation Center, is an indoor arena located in Cleveland, Ohio. It is home to the Cleveland State University basketball team and the former home of the Cleveland Crunch and Cleveland Force of the NPSL and MISL.
Wolstenholme Fjord The Wolstenholme Fjord is located in the far northwest of Greenland, to the north of the Thule Air Base. The fjord is impressive due to its waters being fed by four large glaciers, and for this reason is sometimes referred to as "the world's largest ice machine".
Wolstenholme Towne Wolstenholme Towne was a fortified settlement in the Virginia Colony begun with a population of about 40 settlers of the Virginia Company of London which was located about 7 miles downstream from Jamestown. Named for Sir John Wolstenholme, one of the investors, it was established about 1618 on a plantation named Martin's Hundred.
Wolstonian glaciation The Wolstonian glaciation, or Illinois glaciation, was an ice age period which occurred between 200,000 and 125,000 years ago. The first name is used by British geologists and archaeologists who named it after the site of Wolston in the English county of Warwickshire where deposits of this stage were first identified; the second refers to the glaciation present in what is now the Midwestern United States.
Woluwe The Woluwe is a stream that goes through several municipalities in the southeast and east of Brussels and is a right tributary of the Zenne (in Vilvoorde). The (Kleine) Maalbeek is a tributary of the Woluwe (in Kraainem).
Wolvercote Wolvercote (Oxfordshire, England) is a village that is now part of the City of Oxford, England, though still retaining its own identity. It is located about 3 miles (5 km) to the northwest of the centre of Oxford, on the northern edge of Port Meadow.
Wolvercote Cemetery Wolvercote Cemetery is in the north Oxford suburb of Wolvercote off the Banbury Road. Unusually, this single cemetery is divided into areas to accommodate graves of the Jewish and Muslim communities, as well as all categories of Christians.
Wolverhampton Wolverhampton is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands, England, traditionally part of the county of Staffordshire. In 2002 the local authority area had a population of 239,358; the Urban Area had a population of 251,462, which makes it the 13th largest city in England.
Wolverhampton East (UK Parliament constituency) Wolverhampton East was a parliamentary constituency in the town of Wolverhampton in the West Midlands of England. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
Wolverhampton Grammar School Wolverhampton Grammar School is a highly academic public school located in the city of Wolverhampton. It is a fee paying mixed sex selective day school which was founded in 1512 by Sir Stephen Jenyns, a master of the ancient guild of Merchant Taylors, who was also Lord Mayor of London in the year of Henry VIII's coronation.
Wolverhampton railway works Wolverhampton railway works was in the city of Wolverhampton in the county of Staffordshire in England. It was located almost due north of the city centre, and it is commemorated with a small display of level crossing gates and a plaque.
Wolverhampton South (UK Parliament constituency) Wolverhampton South was a parliamentary constituency in the town of Wolverhampton in the West Midlands of England. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
Wolverhampton to Shrewsbury Line The Wolverhampton to Shrewsbury Line (previously starting from Birmingham) is the railway line from Wolverhampton to Shrewsbury via Wellington, it was original built by the Shrewsbury and Birmingham Railway. The line is double track throughout, with relief sidings at Cosford and 4 tracks through Wellington station.
Wolverhampton West (UK Parliament constituency) Wolverhampton West was a parliamentary constituency in the town of Wolverhampton in the West Midlands of England. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
Wolverine (comics) Wolverine, born James Howlett but more commonly known as Logan, is a fictional Marvel Comics superhero and a member of several teams, including the X-Men and the New Avengers. Created by writer Len Wein and artist John Romita Sr.
Wolverine (video game) Wolverine was the title of an LJN video game released for the NES. The side-scrolling action game had the player controlling the popular Marvel Comics super hero through various stages in an effort to defeat the villains, such as Sabretooth and Magneto, that had kidnapped Wolverine and trapped him on a deserted island.
Wolverine: Adamantium Rage Wolverine: Adamantium Rage is a 16-bit platform-action game released for both the Super NES and the Sega Mega Drive in 1994. The Genesis version was published by Acclaim and developed by Teeny Tiny games, while the Super Nintendo version had LJN as the publisher, and Bits Corporation as the development studio.
Wolverley Wolverley is a village in Worcestershire, England, a few miles to the north west of Kidderminster, and close to the villages of Bewdley, Kinver and Cookley. It lies on the River Stour, and the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal, and at the time of the 2001 census had a population of 2,096.
Wolverley and Cookley Wolverley is a village in Worcestershire, England, a few miles to the north west of Kidderminster, and close to the villages of Franche, Kinver and Cookley. It lies on the River Stour, and at the time of the 2001 census had a population of 2,096.
Wolverton A.F.C. Wolverton Association Football Club, often known simply as Wolverton, is an English football team representing the Town of Wolverton (and, for a time,) Milton Keynes. The club motto is "In Omnia Paratus" (lit: "In all things prepared").
Wolves and Moose on Isle Royale The vast wilderness of Isle Royale, and the surrounding islands that constitute the national park harbors a relationship between wolves and moose that is unlike any other in any area in the world. Because Isle Royale is an isolated island, the two species are able to be studied with virtually no factor of human interaction, as the island is protected by its national park status, and also, know factor of wildlife immigrating to, or emigrating from the island.
Wolves Cry Under the Moon Wolves Cry Under the Moon (Traditional Chinese: 國道封閉, SC: 国道封闭, pinyin: guó dào fēng bì) is a 1997 film directed by Ho Ping, starring Annie Shizuka Inoh, Shih Chang, Gu Bao-ming and To Tzong-hua.
Wołów County Wolow County (in Polish powiat wołowski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government in the Lower Silesian Voivodship ( in Polish województwo dolnośląskie) Poland, created in current boundaries on 1 January 1999 as a result of the Local Government Reorganization Act of 1998.
Wołyń Voivodeship Volhynian Voivodeship (Polish: Województwo Wołyńskie, Latin: Palatinatus Volhynensis) was an administrative unit of interwar Poland (1918-1939) as well as of Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. It ceased to exist in September of 1939, following German and Soviet aggression on Poland (see: Invasion of Poland).
Wołyńska Cavalry Brigade The Volhynian Cavalry Brigade () was a Polish cavalry brigade, which saw action against the invading Germans during the Polish Defensive War of 1939, a part of World War II. Raised from recruits in the area of Wołyń, the division was posted to the Łódź Army.
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.
Woman (Samantha Mumba album) Woman was the 2002 follow-up to Samantha Mumba's 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.
Woman acceptance factor The Woman Acceptance Factor (WAF) - sometimes referred to as Wife Acceptance Factor - is the playful estimation of the acceptance or refusal of a new acquisition by the significant other. It relies on the cliché that men are driven by a certain geekyness when it comes to acquisitions like home theater or PCs, disregarding the female aspects of aesthetics, design and practical/financial considerations.
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.
Woman in Love "Woman in Love" was the 1980 release by Barbra Streisand from Guilty. After the success of the Bee Gees in 1977/1978 there was some time to perform songwriting for other artists and Barbra Streisand asked Barry Gibb to write an album for her.
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.
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.
Woman of Straw Women of Straw is a 1964 British film starring Gina Lollobrigida and Sean Connery. It was directed by Basil Dearden and written by Robert Muller and Stanley Mann, adapted from the 1964 novel by Catherine Arley.
Woman of the Apocalypse The phrase Woman of the Apocalypse refers to a character from the Book of Revelation 12:1-10. She is described as being "arrayed in heavenly splendor, a crown of twelve stars on her head and the sun and moon under her feet"Apocalypse.
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 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 the rank of Earl), and the senior Lady-in-Waiting is the Mistress of the Robes.
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 independent nation.
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 framework that contrasts present-day (1970s) New York City with the village of Mattapoisett in 2137.
Woman tone The "woman tone" is the informal term used by guitarists to refer to Eric Clapton's distinctive mid- to late-1960s electric guitar sound, created using his Gibson Les Paul solidbody guitar (with humbucking pickups) and a Marshall tube (valve) amplifier. It is an overdriven, distorted sound that is articulate yet thick.
Woman's Club of Winter Haven The Woman's Club of Winter Haven (also known as the Women's Civic League of Winter Haven and Vicinity Clubhouse) is a historic woman's club in Winter Haven, Florida, United States. It is located at 660 Pope Avenue, Northwest.
Woman's Day Woman's Day is a magazine aimed at a female readership, covering such subjects as food, nutrition, fitness, beauty and fashion. It was first published in 1931 as a free A&P in-store menu/recipe planner, calculated to make customers buy more by giving them meal ideas in an easy-to-read format available inside A&P grocery stores.
Woman's Exponent The Woman's Exponent (1872-1914) was a monthly newspaper for women which began publication in Salt Lake City in 1872. Originally conceived by leaders in the LDS Relief Society (the women's organization of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints), the Exponent was a formally accepted voice for the women of the LDS Church.
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.
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 participated.
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.
Womanism The word womanism was first used in 1863, with much the same meaning as "feminism" (source: Oxford English Dictionary). Later, it was revived by feminist author Alice Walker and became a commonly used term that indicated specifically African American feminism (also known as Black feminism).
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.
Wombat 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 area.
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.
Wombeyan Caves Road The Wombeyan Caves Road is a New South Wales country road linking Mittagong near the Hume Highway in the east to the Goulburn-Oberon Road at the locality of Richlands in the west. The road is designated as Main Road 258.
Wombeyan Caves, New South Wales The Wombeyan Caves are limestone caves set in the Blue Mountains National Park, New South Wales, Australia. Access is by the Wombeyan Caves Road from either Mittagong in the east or from the Goulburn-Oberon Road in the west.
Wombling In statistics, Wombling is any of a number of techniques used for identifying zones of rapid change, typically in some quantity as it varies across some geographical or Cartesian space. It is named for statistician William H.
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.
Wombourne Branch The Wombourne Branch was a railway situated in Central England. It connected Brierley Hill with the northern outskirts of Wolverhampton, and covered a distance of more than 10 miles on its completion in about 1850.
Women (novel) 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.
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.
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.
Women and children first Women and children first is a well-known saying, that implies that the lives of women (all ages) and children (usually under 13) are to be saved first (before men) if the lives of a certain collection of people are at stake. The phrase was popularized in its usage on the RMS Titanic, whereas only women and children were allowed on the lifeboats until there were no women and children remaining on the ship.

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