Courtney Herber, PhD on Nostr: #OnThisDay in #history - Anna Maria von Schurman died in 1678 at the age of 70. A ...
#OnThisDay in #history - Anna Maria von Schurman died in 1678 at the age of 70.
A consummate scholar, Anna Maria was the first woman allowed to study at the University of Utrecht and because of her known scholarship was invited to compose a poem to present at its opening. She attended lectures behind a screen so that male students couldn't see her.
An ardent defender of education for women, she built a correspondence network of learned women and published books.
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A consummate scholar, Anna Maria was the first woman allowed to study at the University of Utrecht and because of her known scholarship was invited to compose a poem to present at its opening. She attended lectures behind a screen so that male students couldn't see her.
An ardent defender of education for women, she built a correspondence network of learned women and published books.
npub1wdh93g3fttmlf4u0tmp060wtwdyjlrw02hnstev58fr23ug6eeasnqjxfv (npub1wdh…jxfv) #histodons #OTD