The story of Maria Anna Mozart, older sister of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, illustrates how social expectations have limited success for women and girls. She was a musical prodigy, perhaps a better musician than her younger...
Read MoreNelly Sachs won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1966. A German Jew born in Berlin, December 10, 1891, Nelly Sachs began writing poetry and plays early. Her early work was not notable, but Swedish writer Selma...
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When Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott wrote the Declaration of Sentiments to call for...
Read MoreKnown for: her dynastic role in the Wars of the Roses, and the fates of her children, grandchildren and other descendants. As with many medieval women, she’s known mainly for her heritage, her marriage and her descendants....
Read MoreKnown for: heiress who was the wife of Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick and the mother of Anne Neville, queen consort of Richard III of England Title: 16th Countess of Warwick (in her own right) Dates: July 13, 1426 –...
Read MoreKnown for: governor of Habsburg Netherlands 1507-1515 and 1519-1530, not as a mother or wife. Her life is marked with connections with three generations of complicated political intermarriages. Titles: Princess of Asturias...
Read MoreYorkist Partisan Known for: partisan of the Yorkist cause in the Wars of the Roses and the later Tudor monarchy Occupation: Duchess of Burgundy Dates: May 3, 1446 – November 23, 1503 Also known as: Margaret of York,...
Read MoreWhat Was a Bride Gift? How Is It Different From a Dowry? In some cultures, when a woman was married, the groom or his family made a payment to the bride’s family. In some others, the payment by the groom or his family was...
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