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

Fatimid. 909-1171. N African, Middle East Shi’ite Empire.

Faulkner, William. 1897-1962. American novelist of US south. The Sound and the Fury 1929.

Faure, Felix. 1841-99. French president. Fashoda. Dreyfus.

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

Fauvism. 1898-1908. Violently colored and distorted painting expressing strong emotion. Matisse. Roualt. Puy.

Favre, Jules. 1809-80. French statesman. Opposed Napoleon III.

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

FBI. Federal Bureau of Investigation. 1908-. US indep. federal police force. Hoover.

February Manifesto. 1899-1905. Override of Finnish Constitution. Rule by Czar’s Edict. Russification 1890-1905.

February Revolution. 1848. Established French Second Republic.

February Revolution. 1917. Early phase of Russian Revolution. Czar overthrown. Provisional Gov’t.

Federalism. Autonomous states united under central government.

Federalist Party. 1787-1825. US first party founded by A. Hamilton for strong central government. In power 1791-1801.

Félibrige. 1854. Mistral’s Provençale revival movement.

Felletin. French tapestry works 15C-. Coarser weave in rustic motifs. Aubusson.

Fellini, Federico. 1920-95. Italian symbolist filmmaker. La Dolce Vita 1960.

Fellow Travellers. 1917. Russian writers not actively supporting the revolution. Communist sympathizers who are not party members.

Felton, Rebecca. 1835-1930. First US woman senator 1922. Symbolic appointment for 2 days.

Feminism. 20C Women’s movement to achieve equality with men.

Fénelon, François. 1651-1715. French theologian. Quietism 1696. Telemachus 1698.

Fenians. 1858. Secret US society of Irish emigrants seeking Irish autonomy. Raided Canada 1866,70,71.

Ferdinand. 1861-1948. Crown prince 1887-, First czar of Bulgaria 1908-18. Fought Ottomans. Gained independence.

Ferdinand I. c1016-1065. King of Castile and Leon. Began expulsion of Moors.

Ferdinand I. 1793-1875. Austrian Emperor 1835-48. Abdicated.

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