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Roles of Women
what is "woman"?
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Venus, Roman
Goddess of
Beauty, Love and Fertility. She was the consort of Vulcan. She was considered the ancestor of the Roman
people by way of its legendary founder, Aeneas,
and played a key role in many Roman
religious festivals and myths.
And Mary Magdalene, the devoted disciple
of Jesus. She is highly honored and revered in many European communities.
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A new bride, and mother and child sculpture at Solider Field, Chicago
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Woman at her market place in Bangalore and a textile worker from Bangladesh
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Geisha from Japan and a prostitute from Germany
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Queen Elizabeth's 44-year reign oversaw England's rise as a world power and Golda Meir, one of the founders of the state of Israel
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Mother Theresa, Noble Prize winner and founder of the Missionaries of Charity, and Nancy Polosi, first woman Speaker of the House