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Category Archives: Germany
Indra Devi, the First Lady of Yoga
In a huge departure from the women I usually write about, I’d like to introduce our readers to a woman who practiced the ancient discipline of yoga. Yoga was the domain of men from its inception. The earliest visual evidence … Continue reading
Posted in Activists, Educators, Female "Firsts", Germany, Russia, United States, Writers
Tagged Argentina, BKS Iyengar, China, Ghandi, India, Indra Devi, K Pattabi Jois, Krishnamurti, Russia, Sathya Sai Baba, Shanghai, Sri Krishnamacharya, Tagore, Yoga
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Lola Montez – “Countess for an Hour”
There are contradictions and unknown facts surrounding the fascinating life of Lola Montez. Many of these were generated by Lola herself through two small autobiographies. She also wrote several performance scripts about her own life. She claimed to have been … Continue reading
Posted in Germany, Ireland, Scandalous Women
Tagged 19th century, actress, Australia, Lola Montez, Ludwig I of Bavaria, women's history
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Empress Maud, Lady of the English
“Here lies the daughter, wife, and mother of Henry” We would like to tell the story of Empress Maud who was never crowned Queen of England but caused civil war trying to attain her inheritance. Maud was also named Matilda … Continue reading
Lise Meitner – Nobel Prize Denied
In December of 1938, Lise Meitner received a letter from colleagues in Germany explaining their latest experimental results and questioning what these results could mean. For almost 30 years Lise had worked with Otto Hahn, and later Fritz Strassman, performing … Continue reading
Posted in Austria, Germany, Nobel Prize, Scientists
Tagged 20th century, atomic bomb, Emmy Noether, Marie Curie, nuclear fission, Otto Hahn, physics, women's history
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Emmy Noether – Original in More Ways Than One
“Fraulein Noether was the most significant creative mathematical genius thus far produced since the higher education of women began.” ~ Albert Einstein If you ask anyone to name a famous woman mathematician, the names that come to mind will usually … Continue reading
