Women in European Academies: From Patronae Scientiarum to Path-Breakers

The Volume Examines The Lives And Achievements Of Women Who Played Determining Roles In The History Of European Academies And In The Development Of Modern Science In Europe. These Persevering Personalities Either Had A Key Influence In The Establishment Of Academies (patronae Scientiarum) Or Were Pioneering Scientists Who Made Major Contributions To The Progress Of Science (path-breakers). In Both Cases, Their Stories Provide Unique Testimonies On The Scientific Institutions Of Their Time And The Systemic Barriers Female Scientists Were Facing. Conceptualized As A Transversal Series Of Biographical Portraits, The Contributions Focus Particularly On Each Personalities’ Role In (or Relation To) European Academies, Ensuring Both A Geographical And Disciplinary Balance. The Co-editors Of The Volume Are Professor Ute Frevert (co-director At The Max Planck Institute For Human Development), Professor Ernst Osterkamp (president Of The Deutsche Akademie Für Sprache Und Dichtung) And Professor Günter Stock (former Allea President). Frontmatter -- Table Of Contents -- Preface By Series Editor Antonio Loprieno -- Vorwort / Foreword -- Sophie Charlotte (1668–1705): Die Frau, Die Das Warum Des Warum Wissen Wollte / Sophia Charlotte (1668–1705): The Woman Who Wanted To Know The Why Of Why -- Patrona Scientiarum? Maria Theresia Als Gründerin Der Brüsseler Akademie (1717–1780) / Patrona Scientiarum? Maria Theresa As Founder Of The Academy In Brussels (1717–1780) -- Lovisa Ulrikas (1720–1782) Akademi: Sveriges Första Vittra Kungliga Akademi / Lovisa Ulrika’s (1720–1782) Academy: Sweden’s First Learned Society -- Katharina Die Große Als Patronin Von Bildung Und Wissenschaften Im Russischen Imperium (1729–1796) / Catherine The Great As Patron Of Education And Sciences In The Russian Empire (1729–1796) -- Ersilia Caetani Lovatelli (1840–1925): La Prima Donna Eletta Nell’accademia Nazionale Dei Lincei / Ersilia Caetani Lovatelli (1840–1925): The First Woman Elected To The Accademia Nazionale Dei Lincei -- Beatrice Webb (1858–1943): “a Career Of Disinterested Research” -- Maria Skłodowska Curie (1867–1934), Kobieta Uczona / Maria Skłodowska-curie (1867–1934), Two-time Nobel Laureate -- Lise Meitner (1878–1968): Pionierin Der Atomphysik / Lise Meitner (1878–1968): Pioneer In Nuclear Physics -- La Primera Acadèmica Catalana: Caterina Albert (1869–1966) / The First Female Academy Fellow In Catalonia: Caterina Albert (1869– 1966) -- Johanna Westerdijk, An Extraordinary Professor And Pioneer In Plant Pathology (1883–1961) -- Cosán Corrach Eleanor Knott Mria (1886–1975) / Eleanor Knott Mria (1886–1975): “and There Were Other Barriers” -- Professori Ella Kivikoski (1901–1990): Suomalainen Tiedenainen Arkeologiassa / Professor Ella Kivikoski (1901–1990): A Finnish Female Scientist In Archaeology -- Dorothy Hodgkin (1910–1994): Crystallographer, Chemist, And Role Model -- The Editors / The Authors Ute Frevert, Ernst Osterkamp, Günter Stock. Mode Of Access: Internet Via World Wide Web. In English.