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The Great Impress: Queen Elizabeth And Theodora

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Girls have been a big part of life from staying strong to caring, helping, and making families of great people like Queen Elizabeth and Theodora which became famous leaders in their kingdoms. Short. Theodora was a great empress to lead the city of constantinople and helping justinian while on his side. Theodora started to raise lady rights in her empire. She outlawed that girls couldn’t die of exposure (world almanac,p.26). Theodora made it that if women were to get a divorce they had option to keep their child or leave him with the dad(world almanac,p.26). She help rebuild the city by improving buildings,monuments,and adding new buildings. Theodora started adding new aqueducts to provide fresh drinking water(world almanac, p.28). Then Empress

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