The Women of the Victorian era that changed the world

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MarkBrandenburg said:

I'm also nominating Emma Goldman.

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Seconded! Oh man, Emma Goldman. What an incredible woman, years ahead of her time! I wasn't sure whether or not she would even be mentioned but I'm glad to see someone brought her up. I actually have a paper on her due this coming Wednesday. I'm taking a look at Emma's philosophy concerning politically motivated violence and why, in popular history the violence perpetrated by state and corporate actors tends to be minimized, while that of political minorities is often blown out of proportion (and often used to justify the former).


In a similar vein, I would like to acknowledge the little known efforts of Dr. Marie Equi. The author of the entry is actually writing a biography of her at the moment, which I'm sure will be a fascinating read once it's completed. "Equi's fiery behavior first came to public notice in 1893 when she horsewhipped a school superintendent in The Dalles for refusing to pay the salary owed to her companion. " You can just imagine how comical that scene must have been.

 

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Emperor Hans

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I'd have expected a few more non-English one, so I sense bias towards foreigners sorry.

 

Rhyden

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Emperor Hans said:

I'd have expected a few more non-English one, so I sense bias towards foreigners sorry.

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But Regina and Paradox aren't English, they're Scandinavian.
Please grow up, The English can't help it if they've acheived so much.

 

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Very informative

 

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Regina said:

Marie Curie (1867-1934) - How I Changed the World:

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Marie SKLODOWSKA-Curie, Curie was her husband's surname. As this thread is about women i guess it would be nice of you if you at least mentioned it (this information is present EVEN on wikipedia).

 

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L'Afrique

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Rhyden said:

But Regina and Paradox aren't English, they're Scandinavian.
Please grow up, The English can't help it if they've acheived so much.

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It's more that english achievements tend to be more widely-known and documented, especially in anglophone sources. If russophones had been dominant for the last 200 years we'd be reading about a bunch of russian ladies.

Ironically, much the same reason men tend to be dominant in history texts.

 

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Rosa Luxemburg was na example of what a real socialist is. Not the scum in power in Venezuela.

 

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Ugh. Ada Lovelace is like my history crush.

Awesome list. It's a great read.

 

Barón Rojo

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Beagá said:

Rosa Luxemburg was na example of what a real socialist is. Not the scum in power in Venezuela.

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Of course, the ones that die and are not allowed to rule are always better than the ones that manage to reach power in Capitalist propaganda.

 

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First, Some Irish Revolutionaries!

Countess Markievicz

She was one of the people helping the Easter Rising. She was elected as a Member of Parliment for Sinn Féin, and like all of them refused to go to London and formed the first Deil Erinn, where she held the position of Minister of Labor.

Elizabeth O'Farrell
She was a member of Cumann na mBan, as well as the main person to deliever the surrender after the Easter Rising failed.

Helena Moloney
Another lady to fight in the Easter Rising. She was an actress as well as a revolutionary. One of her major projects was to help feed the children of Dublin.

Mary Seacole

A nurse who helped people in the Crimean War like Florence nightingale. She faced discrimination, but did become rather popular with the soliders for setting up her hospital and helping them out. She travelled independently and set up her hotel and assisted battlefield wounded. She became extremely popular among service personnel who raised money for her when she faced destitution after the war.

Also has a Horrible Histories song about her

 

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But yes... Mata Hari really is missing on this list

And Karin König... Oh wait... She is from a video game... But a nice video game with historical references

 

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Thure said:

But yes... Mata Hari really is missing on this list

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I encountered her when I did some research as well, very interesting story - see here

 

Regina

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Want to read about women from different eras?

Crusader Kings II – Women of the Medieval Era
http://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum...usader-Kings-II-%96-Women-of-the-Medieval-Era

Europa Universalis IV – How we changed the world
http://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum...a-Universalis-IV-%96-How-we-changed-the-world

Hearts of Iron IV: How we changed the world
http://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/showthread.php?760924-Hearts-of-Iron-IV-How-we-changed-the-world

Runemaster – The Stories of Women from Norse Mythology
http://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum...%96-The-Stories-of-Women-from-Norse-Mythology

 

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Good stuff!

 

ludoalta

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MannheimCouncil said:

Great topic. I learned things I didn't know about women I knew and found a couple I didn't know at all. I would add Anita Ribeiro di Garibaldi, a woman who encroached on the romantic hero ideal of the nineteenth century. Though, she was of course less influential than the ones you mentioned.

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She was arguably more influential than several on the list, though her influence wasn't really felt in the English-speaking world... but if she hadn't existed I'd probably be the Pope's subject, living in the Papal States. Probably.