Babović Spasenija 25.3.1908 - 17.12.1977
Spasenija Babovič politična delavka. V Beogradu je 1927 postala član SKOJ-a, 1928 pa KPJ. Od aprila 1941 dela na organizaciji upora v Srbiji. Na njeno iniciativo je v Bosanskem Petrovcu v decembru 1942 prva konferenca antifašistk Jugoslavije, kjer je bila izvoljena za prvo predsednico. Po vojni je bila na različnih partijskih in družbenih funkcijah. Narodni heroj.

Yugoslav political worker. Member of the Communist party from 1927, jailed because of her activities 1937-39, member of the Central Committees of both Serbia and Yugoslavia. Partisan 1941-45 and member of Military Committee of Serbia. First Chairperson of the Antifascist Women Front and deputy to Serbian and Yugoslav assemblies, later member of the Council of the Federation. Medal of the National Hero.

 
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Babs Alice 26.1.1924 -
je imela dolgo kariero saj je bila znana pevka že, ko je bila najstnica. Znana je postala s svojim jodlanjem, prvo ploščo je posnela pri 15-tih, njen prvi hit je bila pesem Swing It, Mr. Teacher. V času druge svetovne vojne je snemala jazzovske in swingovske pesmi. Babsova je bila aktivna še v 50-tih in 60-letih, ko je pela v glavnem jazz in pop. 

A popular singer when she was still a young teenager, Alice Babs has had a long and varied career. She made her recording debut in 1939 at the age of 15 and, although her yodelling made her initially popular and the novelty Swing It, Mr. Teacher was her first hit, Babs even at the start had a highly appealing voice and a lightly swinging style. She mostly recorded in jazz and swing-oriented settings throughout the years of World War II. Babs remained active throughout the 1950s and '60s in Europe, singing everything from jazz (recording with Duke Elington in 1963 and performing the classic Heaven at his second spiritual concert) and pop to a bit of classical music. In 1958, she was the first artist to represent Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest, finishing in 4th place with the song Lilla stjärna (Little Star). By the late '70s, Alice Babs had become less active but into the mid-'90s, she occasionally performed on special occasions.

Bachauer Gina 21.5.1913 - 22.8.1976
je grška pianistka, ki je pogosto nastopala v Evropi in ZDA. Bila je prijateljica Maurica Abravanela. Pogosto je nastopala z Utaškim simfoničnim orkestrom.
Po njej se imenuje klavirsko tekmovanje, ki privablja mlade pianiste celega sveta. Prvo tako tekmovanje je bilo 1996. Odvija se vsako leto.

She was a Greek classical pianist who toured extensively in the United States and Europe. She was a close friend of Maurice Abravanel, and often appeared with the Utah Symphony Orchestra. The Gina Bachauer International Piano Competition was started in 1996. It attracts young pianists from all over the world to Brigham Young University each year.

   
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Backer Harriet 21.1.1845 - 25.3.1932
norveška slikarka, pod vplivom impresionizma slikala notranjščine s svetlobnimi učinki. Imela je svojo slikarsko šolo, kjer se je šolalo mnogo mladih slikarjev. Na znamki N-847 je ena njenih najlepših del: Modri interier iz leta 1883. Mehka svetloba, ki sije skozi okno in ženska pri vezenju ustvarjata vzdušje miru in tišine. Backer Harriet in Kieland Kitty sta znani slikarki, ki sta študirali v Evropi in postali dobri prijateljici.   

She was influenced by impressionists. Evidence of that is the use of light and colours in her essentially naturalistic paintings. On the stamp N-847 is one of her most beautiful paintings Blue Interior from 1883. The soft light from the window and a woman with her needle work creates an atmosphere of peace and quietness. She had also her own art school which became important for many younger painters. Backer Harriet and Kielland Kitty are two famous women painters. When young both studied in Europe and became close friends.

   
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Baden-Powell Olave 22.2.1889 - 25.6.1977
vdova lorda Baden-Powell, ustanovitelja svetovnega skavtskega gibanja, voditeljica skavtinj.

Widow of Lord Baden-Powell, founder of world Scouting movements. Lady was Chief Girl Guide of the World.

  
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Baers Maria 20.9.1883 - 30.12.1959
Maria Baers je prva Belgijka senatorka. Soustanoviteljica Krščanske ženske delavske lige in Ženske katoliške socialne šole. Med 2. svetovno vojno je pomagala ranjencem. Delovala je na področjih ženskega izobraževanja, ženskih pravic in javnega zdravstva.

Maria Baers  was first Belgian Woman Senator. She founded national organization out of which came the Christian Women Workers` League and the Women`s Catholic Social School. During WW2 she founded Committes to help the Wounded. She was one of organizers of Family Counselling Service. Her main interst were women`s education, women`s rights and public health.

 
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Bagrjana Elisava 16.4.1893 - 1965
bolgarska pesnica (pravo ime Elisaveta Belčeva).

Bulgarian poet (Elisaveta Belčeva). Mainly known for her passionate love poetry.

 
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Bajul Oksana 16.11.1977 -
Ukrajinska umetnostna drsalka je na zimskih olimpijskih igrah v Lillehammerju 1994 osvojila zlato medaljo, prvo olimpijsko zlato za Ukrajino.
Na bloku UA-159/160 je tudi Valentina Tserbe.

Ukrainian figure skater who won first Ukrainian gold medal in Winter Olympics - Lillehammer 1994.
On sheet UA-159/160 is also Valentina Tserbe.
 
 
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BajOr Gizi 19.5.1893 - 12.2.1951
je madžarska igralka. Leta 1914 je diplomirala na Igralski akademiji v Budimpešti. Bila je članica Narodnega gledališča v Budimpešti. Je ena največjih igralk vseh časov.  Znana je po svojih vlogah v Shakespearovih delih. Leta 1950 je bila odlikovana z nazivom "Ljudski umetnik republike Madžarske". 
Na bloku H-3841 so tudi Roza Deryne Szeppataki, Lujza Blaha in Emilia Markus.

Hungarian actress. She graduated in  1914 in Academy of Dramatic Art in Budapest. She played with National Theatre of Budapest. She was of greatest actress of the time. Excelled in classic roles notably Shakespeare`s  heroines. Encouraged an interest in modern Hungarian drama. Named "People`s Artist of the Republic of Hungary" 1950.
On sheet H-3841 are also Roza Deryne Szeppataki, Lujza Blaha and Emilia Markus.

        
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Baker Josephine 3.6.1906 - 12.4.1975
Francoska plesalka v kabarejih, pevka blusa, filmska igralka. Pri šestnajstih letih se je pridružila zboru črnih pevcev na ameriški turneji in kmalu vzbudila pozornost s svojimi odličnimi norčijami in plesom. Leta 1924 je na Broadweju igrala glavno vlogo v The Chocolate Dandies. Leta 1925 je v Parizu v La revue negre povzročila senzacijo, ko je plesal oblečena samo v niz banan. Leta 1937 je postala francoska državljanka. Odlikovana je bila z legijo časti za sodelovanje v odporniškem gibanju med drugo svetovno vojno. Po vojni se je posvetila svojemu "mavričnemu plemenu", skupini otrok vseh ras, ki jih je posvojila. Kar pol stoletja je Bakerjeva ostala bleščeča mednarodno zvezda.

Josephine Baker, an entertainer, personified "le jazz hot" for the French in the 1920s and '30s. At the age of 16, she joined the chorus of the all-black musical Shuffle Along on a post-Broadway American tour and soon attracted attention with her brilliant clowning and dancing. In 1924 she was featured on Broadway in The Chocolate Dandies. In 1925 she starred in Paris in La Revue negre and created a sensation as a dancer clad only in a string of bananas. She remained in Paris as a star at the Folies Bergere, a blues singer, and a film actress, and became a French citizen in 1937. Baker was honored by France for her work in the French resistance during World War II. After the war she devoted much of her time and resources to her "rainbow tribe," a group of babies of all races whom she had adopted. Baker remained a glamorous international star for half a century, despite intermittent periods of retirement. She enjoyed notably triumphant appearances on Broadway in 1964 and 1973.

 
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BALAS Iolanda 12.12.1936 -
romunska atletinja ena največji skakalk v višino. Prvi svetovni rekord je s 1,75 metra postavila leta 1956. V naslednjih osmih letih pa ga je še trinajstkrat izboljšala. Dvakrat, leta 1960 v Rimu (RO-2348) in 1964 v Tokiu (RO-2351) je zmagala na olimpijskih igrah. Med leti 1956 in 1966 je kar 140-krat zmagala. Njen rekord 1,91 m, ki ga je postavila leta 1961 ni nobeden premagal celih 10 let.

Iolanda Balas was the greatest high jumper ever. She set her first world record in 1956 on July 14th when she cleared 1m 75cm and during the next eight years improved upon it thirteen times. During that period she won the 1960 (RO-2348) and 1964 (RO-2351) Olympic titles and won eighty contests with leaps higher than any other woman in history had achieved. In total between 1956 and 1966 she won 140 competitions. She was phenomenal. Her final world record of 191 cm, set on 16th July 1961 in Sofia, was 7cm higher than the second best woman high jumper of all time. That record lasted for ten years.

      
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Balean Norma 29.10.1907 - 30.11.1989
je bila dolga leta ena najpopularnejših igralk v Bergnu. Gledalci so občudovali njen talent, privlačnost in igralske sposobnosti. Pred drugo svetovno vojno, med njo in po njej je nastopala v operetah, komedijah in mjuziklih v Bergnu. Uspešnost predstav je bila velikokrat odvisna prav od nje. Velik uspeh je dosegla z opereto Cirkuška princesa. Igrala pa je tudi v resnih gledaliških vlogah: Hamlet, Peer Gynt in druge.

Norma Balean was one of Bergen's most popular actresses for many years. Her audiences, both young and old, were fascinated by her charisma, charm and acting skills. Before, during and after World War II, she took part in operettas, comedies and musicals at Den Nasjonale Scene in Bergen. These productions were often quite dependent on Norma Balean's participation. At the age of 21, Norma was contracted by the theatre, which was looking for a young, dark-haired girl of her age with a pretty face and a good singing voice. A combination of these qualities gave Norma Balean a part in Emmerich Kalman's operetta, Die Zirkusprinzessin. This led from success to success, including roles in theatre's serious repertoire: Hamlet, Peer Gynt, and others. The many comedies and musicals in which Norma Balean starred attracted audiences who are not registered as regular theatre visitors.

  
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Balin Mireille 20.7.1909 - 9.11.1968
je francoska filmska igralka, ki je blestela v letih med vojnama. Z Jeanom Gabinom je igrala v dveh najuspešnejših francoskih filmih 30.tih let: Pepe le Moko in Gueule d`amour. V času druge svetovne vojne je igrala v nekaj filmih in postala idol pariške visoke družbe. Zaljubila se je v oficirja nemške vojske Birla Desboka. Ob koncu vojne sta poskušala pred zavezniki pobegniti v Italijo,vendar so ju ujeli. Desboka so verjetno ustrelili, njo pa pretepli, posili in zaprli. Pod jamščino so jo leta 1945 izpustili in ji prepovedali igrati. Po prepovedi je leta 1948 igrala v svojem zadnjem filmu Dernière chevauchée, La. Zaradi slabega zdravja je namreč prenehala nastopati. Umrla je zlomljena in pozabljena.    

Mireille Balin was one the most glamorous and best loved actresses of pre-war French cinema. She appeared in two of the best remembered French films of the 1930s: Pépé le Moko (1937) and Gueule d'amour (1937), both opposite Jean Gabin. After the German occupation of France she starred in several films and became the idol of the Paris High Society where she met the love of her life, Birl Desbok, an officer in the Wehrmacht. In the summer of 1944, as Paris was about to be liberated, she and Desbok fled Paris and tried to reach the Italian border but they were arrested by the FFI. Separated from Desbok, who was probably executed (she never knew what really happened to him), she was beaten and raped before being taken to prison. She was  released on bail on 1945. She was forbidden to work for a year but once this restriction lifted, she went back to the studios to appear in what proved to be her last film Dernière chevauchée, La (1948), her frail constitution prevented her from appearing in any other films. She died forgotten and broke.

 
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BALL Angeline 1969 -
Irska igralka

She is an Irish actress. She began to sing professionally in cabaret in Dublin 1990. She acted in The Commitments (about a musical group, which also starred Bronagh Gallagher and Maria Doyle (all three actresses are on stamp IE-969), Bloom, Brothers in Trouble and the TV series Any Time Now.

  
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Banky Vilma 9.1.1989 - 18.3.1991
Rodila se je kot Vilma Lonchit na Madžarskem. Odkril jo je Sam Godwyn in jo odpeljal v Hollywood kjer je nastopila ob Rudolfu Valentinu v filmu Orel (1925) in leta 1926 v filmu Šejkov sin. Najbolj je znana kot soigralka lepega glavnega igralca Ronalda Colmana. Skupaj sta igrala v petih filmih. Z razvojem zvočnega filma je njena kariera ugasnila, saj njena angleščina z hudim naglasom gledalcem ni ugajala. V poznih 20-tih letih se je poslovila od filma in se poročila z igralcem Rod la Rocgue. Leta 1932 je igrala v svojem zadnjem filmu Der Rebekk. Vilma je umrla leta 1991, toda vest o njeni smrti so na njeno željo objavili šele naslednje leto.

She was born Vilma Lonchit, near Budapest. She was discovered by Sam Goldwyn who was taken her exquisite beaty and brought her to Hollywood in 1925 to star opposite Rudolph Valentino in The Eagle, and subsequently, The son of the Sheik (1926). Bankly is best known for the work she did opposite handsome leading man Ronald Colman. They appeared in five films together and their chemistry was magical. Unfortunately Bankey`s career died with the advent of sound because audiences found it difficult to understand her heavily accented English. She retired from films in the late 1920s after marrying movie star Rod la Rocque; they stayed together until he died in 1969. In 1932 she made one last film, Der Rebekk. Bankley died in 1991, but news of her passing was not announced until 1992 for it was embittered Banky`s dying request that her death not be formally announced.

Barbara 9.6.1930 - 24.11.1997
francoska pevka

French singer Barbara, whose real name was Monique Serf, began her career in the 1950's performing songs by Brel and Brassens, but she made her name in the 1960's with her own songs, songs that remain popular to this day, among them L'Aigle Noir (Black Eagle), Ma plus belle histoire d'amour, c'est vous (You are my most beautiful love story), Il Pleut sur Nantes (It's Raining in Nantes) and Gottingen. She belonged to the tradition of French-language singers like Jacques Brel, Georges Brassens and Leo Ferre for whom music was to a large measure a vehicle for poetry, sometimes humorous, more often nostalgic or even tragic.

 
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Barbarina La
glej CAMPANINI Barbara.

see CAMPANINI Barbara.

Bartlett Marie 1677 - 1741
je bila žena bogatega angleškega trgovca. Po njegovi smrti je nadaljevala z njegovim delom. Uvažala je premog, vino in alkohol. Po smrti je svoj denar namenila ustanovitvi bolnice za revne v St. Aubinsu.

Wife of wealthy English merchant. After death of her husband, she continued his business of importing coal, wine and spirits. She left her money to establish a hospital for the poor in St Aubins.

 
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Bastie Maryse 27.2.1898 - 15.7.1952
francoska pilotka, ki je dosegla veliko letalskih rekordov: - rekord v trajanju poleta za ženske 37 ur in 55 minut (1930), - ženski rekord v dolžini poleta 2976 km (1931), - ženski rekord v preletu južnega Atlantika v 12 urah in 5 minutah (1936). Umrla je v letalski nesreči.

She was captain of the Air Force, with 3.000 hours of flight. Some of her recordes: - the international record of duration female in 37 hours 55 minutes (1930), - the international female record of distance, with 2.976 kilometers (1931), - the female crossing of the South Atlantic in 12 hours 5 minutes (1936). She died in flaying accident.
 
 
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Baumann Edith 1.8.1909 - 7.4.1973
nemška feministka in socialistka, v letih 1948-53 članica političnega vodstva DDR in žena predsednika DDR Ericha Honeckerja (1947-53).

German feminist and socialist. She was member of socialist party of Germany (1927-31). In 1933 she was arested and sentenced to jail for three years. She was secretary of Socialist Unity Party (1939-53) for women`s affair. She was a wife of Erich Honecker (1947-53) president of DDR.

  
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Bäumer Gertrud 12. 9.1873 - 25.3.1954
je bila nemška učiteljica in pisateljica. Skupaj s Heleno Lange sta objavljali v tedniku  Die frau članke posvečene ženskam in njihovim novim vlogam v družbi. S Theodoro Heuss je delala pri časopisu Hilfe. Bila je članica notranjega ministrstva in delegatka Zveze narodov.

German teacher, feminist, writer. Co-publiser with Helene Lange of weekly paper Die frau devoted to women and their changing role in society. Worked on Hilfe magazine with Theodore Heuss. Member of Ministry of the Interior and a delegate of the League of Nations.

   
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Beauvoir Simone de 9.1.1908 - 14.4.1986
je francoska pisateljica in feministka, učenka in življenjska sopotnica Jeana Paula Sartra, z njim je urejala časopis Les Temps Moderne. Leta 1929 je končala študij filozofije na Sorboni. Do leta 1943 je poučevala. V prvem romanu Povabljenka je opisala zapleten odnos konkurenčnih zavesti dveh bitij. Njeno najpomembnejše delo s katerim je vzbudila mednarodno pozornost je Drugi spol (1949). To je eno temeljnih del feminističnega gibanja v kasnejših letih. V njem je analizirala podrejen položaj žensk in se energično zavzela za njihovo enakopravnost.

She was a French writer and feminist. A disciple and consort of Jean Paul Sartre, she played a leading part in the existentialist movement. After receiving a degree in philosophy from the Sorbonne in 1929, Beauvoir was a teacher before she turned to fiction with She Came to Stay (1943), a novel illustrating the existentialist idea of freedom through an autonomous act. She further elaborated on this philosophy in The Blood of Others (1945), All Men Are Mortal (1946), and The Mandarins (1954), a fictionalized account of Jean Paul Sartre and his existentialist circle, for which she won the Prix Goncourt. Her most important nonfictional work is The Second Sex (1949), a comprehensive study of the secondary role of women in society. The book is widely credited with inspiring the women's liberation movements - both in Europe and the United States - that began in the late 1960s. Beauvoir later published a distinguished series of autobiographical volumes - Memoirs of a Dutiful Daughter (1958), The Prime of Life (1960), The Force of Circumstance (1963) - which describe her own life and that of her contemporaries from her early twenties on. She continued in a similar vein in A Very Easy Death (1964), about her mother's last days; The Coming of Age (1970), in which she comes to grips with approaching old age; and All Said and Done (1972). In their entirety, Simone de Beauvoir's works form an inestimable intellectual history of contemporary France.

  
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BEDNAROVA Eva 8.5.1937 - 6.12.1986
čehoslovaška slikarka
Na znamki CZ-2029 je njena ilustracija iz Kitajske pravljice. 

Czech  artist studied in prague at College of Applied Art. She won a prize in BIB (Bienalle of Illustrations for Children`s Books) in bratislava in 1969.

   
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BEKATOROU Sofia 26.12.1977 -
Skupaj z Aimilia Tsoulfa sta na OI 2004 v Atenah osvojili zlato medaljo v veslanju.

Gold medal OG 2004 Athene: 470 - Two Person Dinghy Women with  Aimilia Tsoulfa.

  
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Benario-Prestes Olga 12.2.1908 - 2.1942
nemška komunistka je bila rojena v judovski družini. Pri 15. se je pridružila komunistični stranki. Leta 1928 je na sodišču smelo branila  komunističnega tovariša Otta Brauna. Oba sta odšla v Moskvo, kjer je bila Olga pohvaljena. Postala je članica Kominterna in se vojaško izurila. Vodila je akcijo za varno vrnitev brazilskega komunista Luisa Carlosa Prestesa, ki naj bi 1935 vodil komunistično revolucijo. Revolucija ni uspela, Olgo in Prestesa so aretirali. Olgo so poslali v Nemčijo, kjer so jo zaprli v koncentracijsko taborišče Bernburg, kjer so jo usmrtili v plinski celici.

Olga Benario Prestes was born in a Jewish family in Munich. Her father Leo Benario was a social democrat lawyer and a liberal with advanced ideas. At 15 years of age, joined the Communist Youth Organization. In 1928 leads a bold charge to a court room to free her companion Otto Braun. They both flee to Moscow where Olga is acclaimed, undergoes military training and makes a career in the Comintern. In 1934 Olga is assigned a mission to guarantee the safe return of communist leader Luís Carlos Prestes to Brazil where he would lead the 1935 communist revolution. With the failure of the revolution Olga and Prestes are arrested and separated. She was deported to Germany, where she was prisoned and transfered to concentration camp Bernburg where she was executed in gas chamber.

 
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Bennett Louie 1870 - 25.11.1956
irska sufražetka in sindikalistka.

Irish feminist and novelist; born and educated in Dublin. After studying singing in Bonn, she helped establish the Irishwoman's Suffrage Federation in 1911, becoming President of the Irish Trade Union Congress in 1932. The Proving of Priscilla (1902) is a modern tale of differences and reconciliation in a marriage, while Prisoner of His Word (1908) is set in the aftermath of the United Irishmen's Rebellion of 1798.

 
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Berber Anita 10.6.1899 - 10.11.1928
nemška plesalka

Berber is an icon of modern expressive dance and German silent film of the 1920s. She was born into an artistic family; her father was a violinist and her mother an actress and singer. Berber grew up in Munich and Berlin and made her début as a ballet dancer in Berlin at age of 17. A tour of Germany in 1919 was extremely successful and received enthousiastic reviews in the quality press. Otto Dix painted famous portraits of Berber in her mid-twenties, which caricaturated her as a worn out, old woman. She became infamous for the scandals she caused, smashing champagne bottles over the heads of punters sitting near the stage where she performed.

   
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BEretta-Molla Gianna sv. (st.) 4.10.1922 - 24.4.1994
je bila dvanajsti otrok od 13 v družini, Ko je bila stara 19 let sta ji umrla starša. Pri 15. letih se je odločila, da bo živela sveto in krepostno življenje, ki ga bo namenila pomoči trpečim sosedom. Doštudirala je medicino, da bi lahko skrbela tako za telesne kot duševne stiske pacientov. Posebej je želela pomagati materam in otrokom. Poročila se je in med nosečnostjo v drugem mesecu so odkrili tumor na maternici. Imela e tri možnosti: splav, odstranitev maternice in s tem izgubo otroka ter odstranitev tumorja. Prvi dve možnosti je zavrnila, ker je želela ohraniti otroka, čeprav je vedela, da je tretja možnost najbolj tvegana. Molila je, da ji ne bi bilo potrebno žrtvovati življenja, toda zaradi komplikacij pri nosečnosti je umrla. Pri njeni razglasitvi za blaženo 24.4.1994 je bila prisotna njena hčerka.

She was the 12th child of 13 excluding the five that died in childbirth.  Both her parents died in the same year when she was 19 years old.  After their death, she recommitted herself to a resolution she made when she was 15 to live a holy and virtuous life… her desire was to serve her suffering neighbors.  She received her medical degree at the age of 27 and began medical practice to care for her patients’ bodies as well as their souls.  She wanted to help mothers and children in particular. She met Pietro Molla and married.  While in the second month of a pregnancy, a tumor was discovered on her uterus.  She had three choices: abortion, complete hysterectomy which would abort the child, or to have the tumor removed.  She decided against the first two to save the life of her child even though she knew very well that the third was the most risky. She prayed that she would be spared the sacrifice of her life but she in fact died on April 28, 1962 from complications of the pregnancy.  The daughter to whom she gave birth was present at her mother’s beatification on April 24, 1994.

  
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BERGHMANS Ingrid 24.8.1961 -
Belgijska judoistka je bila 6 krat svetovna prvakinja (med 1980 in 1989) ter 9 krat evropska prvakinja (med 1982 in 1989).

Ingrid Berghmans is Belgian judo player and is the most successful woman judo player in the history of the sport, with a record six world titles. She won at Open class in 1980, 1982, 1984 and 1986 and at under 72kg in 1984 and 1989, and has also won four Silver medals and a Bronze. She also won the 1988 Olympic 72kg title when judo was still a demonstration sport and was European champion at 72kg in 1985, 1988, 1989 and Open in 1983, 1987 and 1988. She married Belgian judo player Marc Vallot in 1990.

 
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Bergman Ingrid 29.8.1915 - 29.8.1982
je bila znana gledališka in filmska igralka že v rodni Švedski. Nato je odšla v Hollywood. Tam je leta 1939 posnela angleško verzijo svoje uspešnice Intermezzo. Najbolj je znana po vlogah v filmih Casablanca (1942), Komu zvoni (1943). Za vlogo v filmu Plinska luč (1944) je dobila svojega prvega oskarja. Po aferi in škandalu z Robertom Rosellinijem med snemanjem filma Stromboli, se je vrnila v Evropo škandalu. Vendar se je vrnila v Hollywood in za vlogo v filmu Anastazija (1956) dobila drugega oskarja. Tretjega oskarja pa je prejela za vlogo v filmu Umor v Orient ekspresu (1974). Njena zadnja vloga je bila v televizijskemu  filmu Woman Called Golda (1981). Njena hčerka Isabella Rossellini je tudi znana filmska igralka.

She was a popular stage and film actress in her native Sweden before going to Hollywood, where she made an English-language version of her Swedish hit Intermezzo (1939). Bergman was probably best known for her roles in Casablanca (1942); For Whom the Bell Tolls (1943); Gaslight (1944), for which she received her first Academy Award; The Bells of St. Mary's (1945); and two Alfred  Hitchcock films, Spellbound (1945) and  Notorious (1946). She returned to Europe after the scandalous publicity surrounding her affair with Italian director Roberto Rossellini (whom she later married and divorced) during the filming of Stromboli (1950). But she returned to Hollywood and triumphed in Anastasia (1956), for which she received another Oscar. She received a third for her role in Murder on the Orient Express (1974). She also starred in Ingmar Bergman's Autumn Sonata (1978). Her last role was in the television film A Woman Called Golda (1981).

             
                                     GI - 737                                       S - 1170   

BERGQVIST Kajsa 12.10.1976 -
švedska skakalka v višino.

Kajsa Margareta Bergqvist is a retired Swedish high jumper. She has won one bronze medal in the Olympic Games, one gold and two bronze medals in the World Championships in Athletics and one gold and one bronze in the European Championships. Her personal outdoor record of 2.06 m, set in Germany in 2003, is also a Swedish record. Her indoor record at 2.08 m, set in Germany in 2006, is also the world indoor record.

  
           S - 2540

Bergström Helene 1924 -
Švedska igralka
Na znamki S-1902 je prizor iz filma House of Angels (1992) z Rikardom Wolffom.

Swedish actress who  appeared mainly at Stockholm`s Stadsteater playjing Viola in Twelfth Night. 
On stamp S-1902 is scene from the film House of Angels (1992) with Rikard Wolff.

  
             S - 1903

Bernhardt Sarah 22.10.1844 - 26.3.1923
(pravo ime Henriette Rosine Bernard) je francoska gledališka igralka, smatrajo jo za eno največjih igralk vseh časov. Igrati je začela že pri 13. Debirala je 1862 v Comedie Francaise v Racinovi Ifigenija na Aulidi. Pozornost je vzbudila 1896 v gledališču Odeon z vlogo pevca Zanetta v enodejanki Le passant. Najprej je nastopala v Comedie Francaise, nato pa je gostovala v tujini (London, ZDA). Imela je čudovit privlačen glas, obvladovala je lirične, strastne in dramatične vloge. S svojo vitko postavo in temnimi očmi je bila rojena za vloge zapeljivk. Bila je zelo ekscentrična osebnost. Znana je bila po tem, da je spala v krsti. Leta 1915 so ji zaradi gangrene odrezali nogo, vendar je kljub temu še igrala. Ukvarjala se je tudi s slikarstvom, kiparstvom, pisala poezijo in prozo (roman: Pariški idol) in drame (Priznanje, Človeško srce).

Sarah Bernhardt was the stage name of the French actress Sarah Henriette Rosine,  whom many consider one of the greatest performers of all time. She began her training at the age of 13 and in 1862 made her debut at the Comedie Francaise in Jean Racine's Iphigenie en Aulide. She first came to notice in 1869 at the Theatre de l'Odeon in Francois Coppee's Le Passant (The Passerby). She became a star as the queen in Victor Hugo's Ruy Blas, as Dona Sol in his Hernani, and as Phedre in Racine's classic drama. She made her London debut in 1879 in Phedre. The following year she made her triumphant New York debut in Adrienne Lecouvreur, and during the next four decades she toured the United States nine times. Bernhardt had an extraordinarily beautiful voice, perfect diction, and an astonishing emotional range as a performer. Her   slim figure and dark eyes made her especially suited for roles requiring seductiveness. She also excelled in expressing pain, tearful rage, and the throes of death. She herself managed several Paris theaters after 1893 and in 1899 reopened the Theatre des Nations as the Theatre Sarah Bernhardt, where she starred both in revivals and in new works. She also painted, sculpted, and wrote poetry, a novel (The Idol of Paris, 1920), and plays, including L'Aveu (The Confession, 1898) and Un Coeur d'homme (A Man's Heart, 1909). She performed all over Europe, North and South America, Australia, and Egypt. Her personal life was unconventional, and she was expert at creating and maintaining a fascinating public image. For instance, she was reputed to sleep in a coffin she carried with her. Even after her right leg was amputated in 1915 as a result of a fall, she continued to act.

          
           F - 729                          MC - 2206

BERNHART Astrid 25.2.1964 -

She studied graphic art at College of Applied Arts in Graz and in Vienna at the Academy of Fine Arts. Even as a student she presented her works in exhibitions, winning her first awards. She has presented her works to the public in one or two exhibitions almost every year.
On stamp is her Man.

Berzeviczy Gizela 1878 - 1954
madžarska učiteljica.

She was hungarian teacher and director of Elisabeth Women`s School. She was imprisoned for her communist ideals, but under a prisoner`s exchange agreement between Hungary and Soviet Union she was sent to Soviet UNion in 1922.  There she taught in prison camps during WWII. After the liberation of Hungary she returned home and write memoirs.

 
                    H - 3321

Beskow Elsa 11.2.1874 - 30.6.1953
je švedska pisateljica in ilustratorka otroških knjig.

She was a Swedish author and illustrator of children's books. Beskow is the most well known of all Swedish children's book artists and her books are continually reprinted. Many of her books are classics. Beskow also illustrated ABC books and songbooks for Swedish schools.
On stamp S-657: Pelle's New Suit.

          
                    S - 1692/95                               S - 657

Beyer Henryka 7.3.1782 - 24.10.1855
poljska slikarka
Na znamki PL-3242: Tihožitje z rožami.

Polish painter of flowers and fruits. She studied in Szczecin and Berlin. She returned to Warsaw and taught at art school for women.

 
            PL - 3242

Bibescu Martha 28.1.1889 - 28.11.1973
romunska pisateljica

Romanian writer who lived mainly in France. She was awared French Academy prize for her novel Les Huits paradis (1908). She was member of Royal Academy of French Language.

         
              RO - 5477                   RO - 4633

Bičik Julija
beloruska športnica, na OI 2004 v Atenah sta z Helah Natalija dvojcu brez krmarja osvojili bronasto medaljo.
Na bloku so še ostale beloruske dobitnice olimpijskih medalj na OI v Atenah: Julija Nesterenko, Jekaterina Karsten ter Natalija Cilinskaja.

Belarus sportwoman.

      
                                     Y - 561

BIESU Maria 1934 -
Moldovska operna pevka.

Moldovian opera singer.

  
                                    MD - 600

Bijns Anna 1494 - 1575
belgijska pesnica se s svojimi tremi zbirkami pesmi med najboljše nizozemske pesnike svojega časa. Njeno poezijo odlikuje krepka in ostra satira proti prostituciji, graja reformacijo. Religiozna poezija pa je pristna in ganljiva.

Flemish poet of Antwerp. Her three volumes (1528, 1548, 1567) of lyric verse place her among the foremost Dutch poets of her age. She excelled in robust satires passionately inveighing against the social evils of the day and deploring the Reformation. Bijns's religious poetry is sincere and moving.

 
       B - 3111

Bikova Ivanovna  Elisaveta 14.11.1913 -
sovjetska šahistka

Soviet chees player. She was Women`s chess champion of Soviet Union in 1947, 1948 and 1950 and Women's World Champion from 1953 to 1956 and again from 1958 to 1962 but lost the title to Nona Gaprindashvili. She is also an author and columnist about chess in the USSR.

 
         YU - 3019

Bilač Britta 4.12.1968 -
je slovenska atletinja - skakalka v višino. Leta 1994 je bila v Helsinkih evropska prvakinja, na svetovnem dvoranskem prvenstvu v Barceloni l. 1995 pa druga. Na olimpijadi v Atlanti je zasedla 10. mesto. Rojena je v Nemčiji, po poroki z atletom Borutom Bilačom je 1992 postala slovenska državljanka Sedaj ni več aktivna tekmovalka.
Na znamki SI-152 je tudi Brigita Bukovec.

Slovenian athlete - high jumper; European champion in high jump (Helsinki 1994), the second place in World Indoors Championship (Barcelona 1995), 10th place in Olympic Games - Atlanta 96, 15th place in Olympic games Bacelona 1992. She was born in Germany. After marriage with Slovenian athlet Borut Bilac (1992) she became Slovenian citizen. Since 1998 she is no more active athlet.
On stamp SI-152 is also Brigita Bukovec.

    
           SI - 152

Bilibashi Ylbere 1928 - 1944
albanska heroina in partizanka med drugo svetovno vojno.
Na znamki AL-2162 sta tudi Sokoli Qibra in Derri Qeriba.

Albanian heroine, partisan, killed in 1944 during the National Liberation War.
On stamp AL-2162 are also Sokoli Qibra and Derri Qeriba.

 
           AL - 2162

Bille Corinna 29.8.1912 - 24.10.1979
švicarska pisateljica

She is Swiss short-story writer, playwright, poet, and novelist and winner of the 1975 French Prix Concourt. She is often considered the major contemporary Franco-Swiss woman writer.

  
        CH - 1581

Bilokur Katerina 7.12.1900 - 9.6.1961
Katerina Bilokur  je ukrajinska slikarka. Znamki UA-293/294 prikazujeta njeni deli: Cvetlice v megli (1940) in Šopek (1959). Na vmesnem polju pa je prikazan slikarkin portret.

Katerina Bilokur is an highly original Ukrainian folk artist. Her beautiful pictures of the colorful Ukrainian nature are a significant landmark in the history of Ukrainian folk art. The stamps UA-293/294 show the artist's works: Flowers in the mist  (1940) and Bouquet of flowers (1959). The label shows the portrait of the artist.

    
                                    UA - 293/294

Bilquist Ulla
 

Birgita sv. (saint)

    
         FI - 1647

Birsescu Agatha 1857 - 1939
romunska igralka

Romanian actress, she studied in Bucharest and in Vienna. She made her debut  at Burgtheatre in Vienna in The Waves of the Sea and of Love. She played in theatres of Vienna and Romania.

  
          RO - 3946

Bjarnadottir Halldora 14.10.1873 - 1981
Začetnica izobraževanja žensk na Islandu. Stara 108 let!!

A pioneer of women`s education in Iceland. First she was teacher in Norvay. In 1914 she founded North Iceland  Women`s Union.  She was editor of the Hlin magazine. She worked on social affairs of women.
She lived to age 108!

  
               IS - 844

Bjarnason Ingibjorg H. 1867 - 1941
Islandska političarka, prva ženska članica Islandskega parlamenta.

Icelandic politician, first female member of Althing (Legislative Assembly) from 1923-30. She worked as a teacher in school for girls. She was member of national Bank of Iceland.

  
        IS - 541

Bjarnhedinsdottir Briet 27.9.1856 - 1940
islandska sufražetka.

Icelandic sufragette fighting for equal rights of women in education and work. She was first Icelandic woman who wrote newspaper articles. She founded the first women`s Women Workers Union and the Women`s Rights Association of Icelnad (1907). She was a member of Althing (Legislative Assembly).

  
        IS - 529

Blagoeva Stela 1887 - 1954
je bila prva ženska bolgarska ambasadorka v Sovjetski zvezi in Finski.

She was first female ambassador of Bulgaria in USSR and Finland.

     
              BG - 3571

Blagoeva Vela 29.9.1858 - 1921
bolgarska socialistka.

Bulgarian socialist, teacher and writer. She was first Bulgarian woman to work for the marxists. She was one of the first women socialists in Bulgaria and founder of the first Women`s Socialist Movement in Bulgaria. She founded the first educational social democratic group for women workers in Sofia at the beginnng of 1905. She edited several journals including Delo (Deed) and Zhjenski buletin (Women`s bulletin)

    
       BG - 1154

Blaha Lujza 8.9.1850 - 18.1.1926 
madžarska igralka in pevka je bila popularna že v otroških letih. nastopala je v Gyoru, Sopronu, Bratislavi, Subotici in Banski Bistrici.
Na bloku H-3841 so tudi Roza Deryne Szeppataki, Emilia Markus in Gizi Bajor.

The legendary figure in the history of the Hungarian acting profession was born in Rimaszombat as Lujza Rendl. She was extremely popular at an early age as a child actor. In 1864 she already played in the Népszínház (People's Theatre) in Buda. She acted in Gyor, Sopron, Székesfehérvár, Bratislava, Subotica, Banska Bistrica. Following her marriage to conductor János Blaha (1866), she began using the name Lujza Blaha, and then had immense hits as a prima donna of the operetta stages. The National Theatre signed her up in 1871, where she sang in operas, operettas and acted in plays for the ordinary public. When the Népszínház opened in 1875 she decided to join it and acted there until 1901. She was honoured with numerous major awards, and in 1900 she was awarded the prestigious golden cross with a crown.
On sheet H-3841 are also Roza Deryne Szeppataki, Emilia Markus and Gizi Bajor.

              
                             H - 3841                                          H - 4584          

BLAND Lillian 1878 - 1971
je kot prva ženska zgradila letalo "Mayfly".  

Lillian Bland was born in Kent, and at the age of twenty-eight came to live at Tobercoran House, the family home in Carnmoney, near Belfast. By this stage she had earned a reputation as a press photographer and sports writer. Her aspirations were fired by the achievements of the Wright brothers in the USA and she began to construct a bi-plane glider, and was the first woman in the British Isles, possibly in the world, to design, build and fly her own plane. She named the plane 'Mayfly' with deliberate irony. The 'Mayfly' did fly, and she fitted an engine by A. V. Roe & Co. This modified craft flew successfully in 1910. It is said that her father's offer of a car diverted her attention to running a motor agency, and she then married and left for Vancouver. At the age of ninety-three the Belfast Telegraph quoted her as saying that the only excitement left to her was gambling.

Blankers-Koen Fanny   26.4.1918 - 2.2004
Najuspešnejša udeleženka OI 1948 - London je bila Nizozemka, že tedaj mati dveh otrok, imenovali so jo Leteča gospodinja. Osvojila je 4 zlate medalje: v tekih na 100m, 200m, na 80m z ovirami in v štafeti 4x100m. Nizozemka je edina atletinja v zgodovini OI ki je osvojila 4 zlate medalje. V času od 1942 do 1950 je postavila 6 svetovnih rekordov. Po igrah 30 letno »letečo gospodinjo« slavijo kot narodno junakinjo, kraljica Julijana jo je povzdignila v viteški stan. Še vedno je najuspešnejša atletinja vseh časov s 13 svetovnimi rekordi v osmih različnih disciplinah.

Francina "Fanny" Blankers-Koen, is a former  Dutch track star who won four gold medals in the 1948 Olympic Games at age 30 after her career had seemingly been cut short by World War II. She began competing when she was 17, but after the Germans overran Holland her competition was restricted. Nevertheless, she became a world-class competitor in the 100-meter sprint, the 80-meter hurdles (tying world records in both events), the high jump, and the long jump. In the 1948 games, Blankers-Koen, then the mother of two, won the 100- and 200-meter sprints and the hurdles, and led her team to a 400-meter relay victory. Between 1938 and 1951 she set world records in seven individual events.

  
           Man - 1141

Blixen Karen  17.4.1885 - 7.9.1962
(psevdonim Isak Dinesen) je danska pisateljica znana po kratkih zgodbah in pripovedih, ki se dogajajo na kavni plantaži v britanski Vzhodni Afriki (Kenija). Leta 1914 se je poročila z baronom Bror Blixen-Finecke in se že 1921 tudi ločila. Vse do leta 1931 je vodila plantažo. V Keniji je 1934 v angleščini pod dekliškim priimkom Dinese napisala Sedem gotskih zgodb, ki so jih kritiki pohvalili. Šele kasneje jih je prevedla v danščino. Out of Africa pripovedujejo o njenem življenju v Afriki. Po tem je izdala še dve zbirki zgodb: Zimske zgodbe in Poslednje zgodbe. Njena dela so mešanica romantike in realizma.

Isak Dinesen is the pseudonym of Baroness Karen Blixen-Finecke, a Danish author known for her short stories and accounts of experiences on a coffee plantation in British East Africa, now Kenya. She married Baron Bror Blixen-Finecke in 1914, was divorced in 1921, and managed the plantation alone until 1931. While in Kenya Dinesen wrote Seven Gothic Tales (1934), published in English under her maiden name of Dinesen and widely acclaimed by critics. She later translated the work into her native  Danish. Out of Africa (1937) recounts Dinesen's years in Kenya  and was written in both Danish and English.  It was followed by two more collections, Winter's Tales (1942) and Last Tales (1957). Dinesen's short stories are works of art consciously written in the tradition of the 18th-century Gothic novel.  They blend romance and realism, showing a subtlety of mood and an awareness of the psychology of the human spirit.

               
               DK - 699                        DK - 1124

Blyton Enid 11.8.1897 - 28.11.1968
britanska pisateljica otroških zgodb.

Enid Blyton was probably the most successful British children's writer of the twentieth century. Her prolific output of 700 books has been translated into more than 40 languages and sold in excess of 400 million copies worldwide. She created an unrivalled group of successful and internationally renowned series which include mystery and adventure stories such as The Famous Five, The Secret Seven, The Adventure Series and The Mystery Series, school stories such as Malory Towers, St Clare’s and The Naughtiest Girl, fantasy tales such as The Faraway Tree, The Enchanted Wood and The Wishing Chair, and of course the much-loved Noddy stories for younger children.
GB-1709: Noddy, GB-1710: Famous Five, GB-1711: Secret Seven, GB-1712: The Folk Of The Faraway Tree, GB-1713: Malory Towers, Jersey-30: Noddy, F-4410: Noddy

GB - 1709/1713

Jersey - 30

F - 4410

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