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...out who he is, I thought. Going up to a mild-looking individual, I said, "Pray, who is that clergyman?" "That, sir - that, sir," said the mild gentleman, starting slightly, "that's the Rev. Mr. Truck [a very appropriate name, thought I]; a very good man, sir." "Thanks," said I, and left, pondering in my mind the deed of this messenger of good-will to man, this excellent...

...out more about The Open University's History courses and qualifications Nur Jahan India 1577 - 1645 Imperial Rule [Nur Jahan image] Portrait of Nur Jahan In seventeenth-century northern India, upper-class women’s movements were very much restricted by the rules of purdah, that is, the seclusion of women from public view behind high-walled screens and curtains within the...

...out more about her victories here... Cynisca Sparta, Ancient Greece c. 440 -? BCE Sport [Spartan woman running in the form of a bronze statue] A bronze statue of a Spartan woman In the ancient world, women in the Greek city of Sparta were allowed a greater public role, and more freedom than in most other cities. Although they did not have the vote, Spartan women were...