That includes, for instance, evidence of Dr. Saleha Abedin's personal involvement with the International Islamic Committee on Woman and Child's affiliated organization, the International Islamic Council for Da'wah and Relief ( IICDR).
Kathryn Wasserman Davis was one of the nation's leading funders of international studies, and a woman whose 106 years could barely contain her travels and diverse interests.
Semenya has since been allowed to return to running as a woman by the International Association of Athletics Federations, but the IOC is hoping to avoid such embarrassment at the 2012 London Olympics.
An American Airlines jet bound for Chicago had pulled away from the terminal and was preparing to take off from San Diego International Airport Sunday afternoon when a woman pulled a sweater from an overhead bin and what appeared to be a grenade fell from it and rolled down the aisle, to the amazement of passengers.
And Merkel is hardly the only woman making waves on the international stage.
The 43-year-old won 66 international caps for England before becoming the first woman to gain the Uefa Pro-Licence coaching award and leading England to the final of last year's women's European Championships.
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Paul Marsh, international makeup artist for Chantecaille, says that every woman owes it to herself to carry out what he describes as a "makeup checkup" every five years.
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The former world's fastest woman was forced to return the medals to the International Olympic Committee after pleading guilty to lying to federal investigators about taking performance-enhancing drugs and her involvement in a check fraud scam.
Toumaniantz is the same tattoo artist who, in 2009, made international headlines after he inked 56 stars on the face of a Belgian woman named Kimberley Vlaeminck.
Given the advances of women on the international stage, why has the U.S. yet to elect a woman for president?
Of course, there's no way Saniewska could have known that the young woman she photographed on a summer day in 2005 would become the international superstar she is today.
By day, she was Diana Prince who, with a quick spin, transformed into Wonder Woman, ready to destroy Nazi enemies, foil Japanese plots and expose international spy rings.
She had no notable experience in international affairs or public diplomacy to speak of before Livni - who insisted that she would only appoint a woman to the post - sent her to Turtle Bay.
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