Japanese painter, Uemura Shōen (1875 – 1949) works on many different subjects but is known mainly for his portraits of women. She is considered a great innovator in this traditional art. A young artist Uemura Shōen, real name Uemura Tsune, was born in Kyoto, Japan on April 23, 1875; she is alread
Dyhia or Damya , known as Kahina or Kahena (in Arabic, one who practices divination or magic) is a warrior queen of the 7th century, considered by some to be one of the first warrior queens. The resistance against the Umayyads Little information about Dyhia/Kahena has come down to us, apart from
When Shivaji plundered the Mughal territory in South India several times, his attention turned to Karnataka. Agriculture and a variety of industries flourished in Karnataka for four centuries without Muslim invasions. Because of this the people there were very prosperous and peaceful. At this time s
Maria Gaetana Agnesi (1718 – 1799) was an Italian mathematician and philosopher, who was notably appointed to the University of Bologna by the Pope at the time and wrote a treatise on mathematical analysis. Womens right to education The eldest daughter of a large family, Maria Gaetana Agnesi was b