Who created 'Pippi Longstocking'?
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Astrid Lindgren
The Swedish writer is among the most translated children's authors in the world.
💡 Did you know? Pippi is billed as 'the strongest girl in the world'.
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Who was the Mexican painter famous for her self-portraits?
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Frida Kahlo
In her paintings she explored pain, the body and identity.
💡 Did you know? She began painting in bed after a serious bus accident.
Who was the French fashion designer behind the 'little black dress' and the perfume Nº 5?
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Coco Chanel
She revolutionised women's fashion with understated elegance.
💡 Did you know? The 'little black dress' is credited to her.
Who wrote 'The Second Sex', a foundational work of feminism?
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Simone de Beauvoir
The French philosopher helped shape existentialist thought.
💡 Did you know? She wrote: 'One is not born, but rather becomes, a woman.'
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Who wrote the English novels 'Pride and Prejudice' and 'Emma'?
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Jane Austen
Her ironic novels about love and class are considered classics.
💡 Did you know? In her lifetime her novels appeared anonymously: the first credited only 'By a Lady'.
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Who wrote 'Mrs Dalloway' and the essay 'A Room of One's Own'?
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Virginia Woolf
The British author pioneered modern stream-of-consciousness writing.
💡 Did you know? She belonged to the influential 'Bloomsbury Group' of artists.
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Who was the celebrated pianist and composer, née Wieck, who married against her father's will in 1840?
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Clara Schumann
She was one of the greatest piano virtuosos of the 19th century.
💡 Did you know? Her portrait once featured on the German 100-mark note.
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Who created haunting drawings and sculptures about war, poverty and grief?
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Käthe Kollwitz
The German artist is known for her socially critical work.
💡 Did you know? An enlarged version of her Pietà stands in Berlin's Neue Wache.
Who is considered one of the greatest opera divas of the 20th century?
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Maria Callas
The soprano was famous for her drama and stage presence.
💡 Did you know? Her dramatic weight loss made headlines at the time.
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Who was the medieval abbess, composer and polymath?
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Hildegard of Bingen
She wrote works on medicine, theology and music.
💡 Did you know? Her herbal remedies are still marketed today ('Hildegard medicine').
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