Veza Canetti

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Luise Henriette von Oranien

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Sophia Botta

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Paula Modersohn-Becker

Born 8 February 1876 in Dresden
Died 21 November 1907 in Worpswede

German Painter
140th birthday 8 February 2016

Paula Modersohn-Becker, whose career was cut tragically short by her death at 31, was one of the boldest German artists of her epoch. She ranged far beyond the regional nature portrayals of her Worpswede colleagues and anticipated the international artistic developments of the 20th century. Her absolute devotion to her art completely contradicted the norms of feminine behavior of her time; but this “egoistic” determination and self-assertion were the keys to her character and her incredible artistic achievements. She recognized at an early age that “false altruism distracts from one’s great goal.” Her great goal was her creative work: “…I will become something yet. How great or how small I can’t myself say, but it will be something complete in itself. This unswerving racing toward the goal, that’s the most beautiful thing in life.” Paula Becker was the third daughter out of seven children in a family that provided emotional security and confidence. When she was only 16 she…read more

Ada Lovelace geb. Byron

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Margarethe Trakl

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Sarah Moore und Angelina Emily Grimké

Sarah Moore and Angelina Emily Grimké
Sarah Moore Grimké
born 26 November 1792 in Charleston, South Carolina
died 23 December 1873 in Hyde Park near Boston, Massachusetts
Angelina Emily Grimké
born 20 February 1805 in Charleston, South Carolina
died 26. October 1879 in Hyde Park near Boston, Massachusetts

U.S. abolitionist and feminist activists and writers

Sarah und Angelina Grimké, pioneers in the U.S. anti-slavery movement, were also the first to recognize the connection between women’s oppression and the enslavement of Africans and African Americans in a patriarchal system. Through their writings and activism as public speakers the sisters played a decisive role in the abolitionist movement. They also spurred generations of women to regard themselves as emancipated citizens entitled to equal rights. Sarah was the sixth and Angelina the last of 14 children of a highly respected slave-owning family in Charleston, South Carolina. As a girl she already felt an abhorrence of the cruelties of slavery; she taught her personal slave, also a young girl, to read, although this was forbidden by law. This daughter of the upper class was given lessons in drawing, embroidery, French and the harpsichord, but was not permitted to study at university as her brothers were. Hungry for knowledge, Sarah learned as much as she could from her…read more