When a young Bengali woman stepped into Calcutta Medical College in 1884, it caused a scandal.…
Kategoria: Famous Women
Rukhmabai: The Woman Who Defied Child Marriage
In 1887, a young Indian woman was given a choice: move in with the husband she…
Anna Sewell: Black Beauty’s Impact on Animal Rights
Anna Sewell spent nearly a decade bedridden, writing the story of a horse named Black Beauty.…
Anandibai Joshi: Pioneering Indian Women
When Anandibai Joshi stood before an audience in Serampore in 1883 to announce her departure for…
Mary Calkins: Pioneering Without a Degree
Harvard said „no,” but history said „yes.” Mary Whiton Calkins fulfilled all PhD requirements, received top…
Ann Augusta Stowe-Gullen: Pioneer of Women’s Medicine
Ann Augusta Stowe-Gullen made history as Canada’s first female medical graduate, but her life was much…
Geertruida Wijsmuller-Meijer: Kindertransport Heroine
When news of the pogrom later known as Kristallnacht spread across Europe in November 1938, most…
Isabella Beeton: The Victorian Culinary Icon
She died at just 28 years old, yet her surname still exists in the English language…
Marlene Dietrich: The Woman Who Transformed Cinema
The figure of Marlene Dietrich continues to fascinate for decades. This German actress, who became a…
Abigail Powers Fillmore: U.S. First Lady
In 1819, twenty-one-year-old teacher Abigail Powers stood before a classroom at New Hope Academy and looked…