Épée, Abbé de l’. 1712-89. French educator of deaf-mutes. Natural sign language.

Erse. Gaelic language of Scottish Highlands.

Europa. Daughter of Agenor, king of Phoenicia, raised by Zeus (Jupiter). Minos’ mother.

Europe, Council of. 1949-. To protect common heritage, human rights and harmonize legislation by replacing bilateral treaties.

Euterpe. Greek Muse of tragedy and flute playing.

Factory Acts. England. 1802 Apprentices 12 hr day. 1819 Minimum age 9. 1833. Limited child labour to 8 hours and education required 1844 Women, children 10 hr max. 1842 No women/children in mines. 1920 Minimum age 14. US 1844 Women 12 hr max. 1874 Women/children 10 hr max.

Fair Labor Standards Act. 1938. US fixes minimum wage(25¢/hr), child labor laws, 44hr week.

Fatima. Portuguese site of pilgrimage since sighting of Virgin Mary by Santos1917.

Faust(us). c1540 German necromancer/astrologer who is said to have sold his soul to the devil. Goethe, Marlowe tragedies.

Fawcett, Millicent. 1847-1929. English non-militant feminist. Suffrage.

Filibuster. Obstruction of bill passage by prolonged debate in US Senate.

Fitzgerald, F. Scott. 1896-1940. US Jazz age writer. This Side of Paradise 1920. Great Gatsby 1925.

Flagellants. 13C-. Christian sects who practise self-whipping as means of salvation.

Food and Agriculture Organization. 1945- UN agency. Administers World Food Program.

Forster, E. M. 1879-1970. English humanist novelist. Room With a View 1908. Passage to India 1924.

Fowler, H.W. 1858-1933. English lexicographer. Dictionary of Modern English Usage 1926.

France, College of. Created by Francis I in 1530 as the 3 Language College: Latin, Hebrew, Greek.

Francis Joseph II. 1906-89. Ruled Liechtenstein 1938-. Neutral in WWII. High tech, banking, Europe’s richest nation. Woman suffrage 1984.

Franklin, John. 1786-1847. English explorer. Sought NW Pasage 1819-22.

Freedmen’s Bureau. 1865-72. US agency to help freed slaves during Reconstruction.

French Polynesia. c3C Polynesians settle. 1521 Magellan discovers. 1595 Spanish discover Marquesas. 1767 British discover Tahiti. 1880/81 French colony. 1946 French Overseas Territory.

Frobisher, Martin. 1535-94. British navigator in search of North-West passage 1576.

Fronde. 1648-53. Revolt of French parliamentarians vs king’s power. Failure encouraged Absolutism.

Fu Hsi. 2800BC. Chinese mythical Emperor. Created I Ching, marriage rites.

Futurism. 1909-1915. Italian artistic movement founded by Marinetti. Glorified machine age, war and violence. Exemplified by simultaneity of images like strobe effect. Boccioni, Balla.

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