…the daughter of Zeus and Leda, born from an egg. In the Homeric poems she was the outstandingly beautiful wife of Menelaus, and her abduction by Paris (to whom she had been promised, as a bribe, by Aphrodite) led to the Trojan War…
…(b.1950), New Zealand Labour stateswoman, Prime Minister of New Zealand 1999–2008…
…(1900–1993) US actress; born Helen Hayes Brown; known as the First Lady of the American Theater. Her Broadway career spanned seven decades and included Tony-winning roles in Happy Birthday (1946) and Time Remembered (1957). She also appeared in movies such as The Sin of Madelon Claudet (1932) and Airport (1970)…
…(1880–1968), American writer, social reformer, and academic; full name Helen Adams Keller. Blind and deaf from the age of nineteen months, she learned how to read, type, and speak with the help of a tutor. She went on to champion the cause of blind and deaf people throughout the world…
…(1917–2009), South African politician, of Lithuanian-Jewish descent. From 1961 to 1974 she was the sole MP opposed to apartheid…
…(1905–98), US tennis player; born Helen Newington Wills. During 1923–38, she won the women’s singles title at eight Wimbledon, seven US Open, and four French Open tournaments…
…(1880–1968), American writer, social reformer, and academic; full name Helen Adams Keller. Blind and deaf from the age of nineteen months, she learned how to read, type, and speak with the help of a tutor. She went on to champion the cause of blind and deaf people throughout the world…
…(1861–1931), Australian operatic soprano; born Helen Porter Mitchell. She was born near Melbourne, from which city she took her professional name. Melba gained worldwide fame with her coloratura singing…
…(1866–1943), English writer for children; full name Helen Beatrix Potter. She is known for her series of animal stories, illustrated with her own delicate watercolours, which began with The Tale of Peter Rabbit (first published privately in 1900)…
…(1905–98), US tennis player; born Helen Newington Wills. During 1923–38, she won the women’s singles title at eight Wimbledon, seven US Open, and four French Open tournaments…
…no fue a Helen a quien viste, no fue a Helen que viste…
