This weeks Illustrated Women in History was submitted by Ellen Schaeffer of www.persistentsisters.com Käthe Kollwitz, born in 1867 in the Prussian city of Könisberg (currently Kaliningrad, Russia), is known for her compassionate depictions of human suffering. Though she trained as a painter, Kollwitz eventually turned to printmaking, wanting to take advantage of accessibility and affordability …
Hilda Leyel (also known as Mrs C F Leyel) was an expert on herbalism and founded the Society of Herbalists (now known as the Herb Society) Leyel developed a love of herbs and flowers at a young age, and after completing her education at Uppingham School went on to study medicine. She developed an interest in herbalism, studying …
Edith “Edie” Windsor was an LGBT rights activist and technology manager at IBM. She became an gay rights icon in 2013 when she sued the federal government to recognise her same-sex marriage which successfully overturned Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act, giving same-sex married couples federal recognition for the first time. Windsor was born …
The biography for this weeks Illustrated Women in History was submitted by Catherine Haustein Godmother to the birth control pill–Katharine Dexter McCormick Katharine Dexter was the first woman to get a science degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, graduating in biology in 1904. The curriculum was research heavy and besides the demanding work, she had to …
This weeks Illustrated Women in History was submitted by Natalia Szwancyber @nat-es Emilia Plater (1806-1831) was a Polish noble woman and revolutionary. She is considered a national heroine in Poland and Lithuania for her role in the 1830 November Uprising. Plater was born in Vilnius, Lithuania to a noble Polish–Lithuanian family. She was very well-educated, and …
This weeks Illustrated Women in History was submitted by Ellen Schaeffer of www.persistentsisters.com Adelaide Johnson, born Sarah Adeline Johnson on September 26, 1859 in rural Illinois, is best known for her sculptures of prominent American suffragettes. In her teens, she studied at the St. Louis School for Design. With the help of an insurance settlement she was …
This weeks Illustrated Women in History was submitted by Rachel Nesbitt. Elsie Inglis Born 16th August 1864 in India, then moved to Edinburgh with her Father. She was a medical doctor as well as a suffrage campaigner. In 1887 Inglis started her studies at the Edinburgh School of Medicine for Women, then at the University …
Amy Johnson was a pioneering British aviator who was the first female pilot to fly alone from Britain to Australia. She set numerous long-distance records during the 1930s. She flew in the Second World War as a part of the Air Transport Auxiliary and died during a ferry flight. Boudica or Boudicca Latinised as Boadicea …
Maryam Mirzakhani was an Iranian mathematician and a professor of mathematics at Stanford University. She was the first-ever female winner of the prestigious Fields Medal prize and the first Iranian to be honoured with the award. Mirzakhani was born in Tehran, Iran. She attended Farzanegan School, which was part of the National Organization for Development of Exceptional Talents. In …
Monisha Kaltenborn is the former team principal of the Sauber Formula One team, and was the first woman to become a team principal in Formula One. Kaltenborn was born in Dehradun, India. At the age of 8, her family emigrated to Austria and she continued her education in Vienna, during which time she gained Austrian Citizenship. While at the …