Nehanda Charwe Nyakasikana (circa 1840–1898) was a svikiro , a medium from the Shona people in Zimbabwe. Considered the reincarnation of a 15th century princess, she inspired a movement of revolt against the British colonists. The spirit of Nehanda Nehanda Nyakasikana was born around 1840 in Rhod
French diplomat and general. He was actively involved in his mission to Russia, where he was ambassador from 1807 to 1811. He became Bonapartes aide-de-camp in 1802, and he was Minister of Foreign Affairs in 1813. He represented Napoleon at the Congress of Châtillon. He is a faithful friend of the E
Alice Guy Blaché (1873 – 1968), French filmmaker, was the first female director in the history of cinema, with The cabbage fairy filmed in 1896. The cabbage fairy Fifth child of Marie Clotilde Franceline Aubert and Emile Guy, owners of a chain of bookstores in Chile, Alice was born in Paris in 18
Considered to be the first French woman to have lived from her pen, Christine de Pizan was a writer, poet and philosopher of the Middle Ages. A very advanced education Christine de Pizan was born around 1364 in Italy. Her father is a doctor and a lecturer in astrology at the University of Bologna,