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  • Laura Bassi (1711-1778): First Female Professor

    Laura Bassi (1711-1778): First Female Professor

    Portrait of Laura Bassi: Carlo Vandi, eighteenth century. Wikimedia Commons: find the original here. The last couple of weeks I’ve been doing some reading about women travelling in Europe during the eighteenth century, and I came across a reference in letters sent between the Countesses of Pomfret and Hertford detailing the Countess of Pomfret, Henrietta read more

  • Elena Cornaro Piscopia (1646 – 1684): First woman to gain a PhD

    Elena Cornaro Piscopia (1646 – 1684): First woman to gain a PhD

    Portrait of Elena Cornaro Piscopia: unknown artist, possibly 18th century. Wikimedia Commons: find the original here.  Today marks 340 years since the first woman gained her PhD. In wake of the wonderful #ImmodestWomen explosion on Twitter, which has encouraged women to own their achievements and celebrate their PhDs and research following a stand made by read more

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