Arts and Music

• ''Waltzing Matilda''

  The story of a worker waltzing with his ''matilda'' (Austrailan slang for a bedroll) while he waits for his tea to boil.

  • Written by Andrew Barton ''''Banjo'''' Paterson and first published in 1917 (see list of Names in Song titles)

Leadership

• Matilda (born 1102, died 1167)

  Daughter of Henry I of England, wife of Holy Roman Emperor Henry V, and mother (by her second husband, Geoffrey Plantagenet) of Henry II of England. Also known as Maud.

  • Fought a violent nine-year civil war with her father''s cousin, Stephen, for the English throne (see list of Miscellaneous Military Leaders)

Miscellaneous

• Matilda Joslyn Gage (born 1826, died 1898)

  American suffragist.

  • Member of National Women''s Hall of Fame (see list of National Women's Hall of Fame Members)