Forgotten Females of History for University

Forgotten Females of History:
The Stories of Women you might not have Heard of who Helped Shape the World

Recent Research shows that….
• Women only make up for 0.5% of recorded history.
Why do you think that is?
What are some of the contributing factors?
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Contributing Factors
- Access to education
- Opportunities in Careers like sports and politics
- Misogyny in society
- Written by men
- Religion
- Women’s Role in Society / Stay at home Mom
- Economy / Prize Money
- Media Attention

Is Gender Equality Attainable?
Yes
No
Maybe

Peer Led Forgotten Females Presentation (in pairs)
Around 10 minutes long + student led activity at the end
1) Why did you choose them?
2) Why do you think their story has been forgotten?
3) Some basic facts/ relevant information (nationality, goals, studies, profession) + PHOTOS
4) What are their main achievements and contributions?
5) What struggles did they encounter?
6) What did the media/colleagues/ friends say about them?
7) What recognition did they receive during their life? Any recognition after?
8) Why and how do you think they should they be recognized today?
9) What has changed or been made possible thanks to their contributions?
10) What do you think they would have to say about the state of the world today?
+ Propose a question, challenge, or short activity to the class afterwards

Module Schedule
• 1 – Introductions/ Set up
• 2 - Woman Study 1 (Science) / Rosalind Franklin
• 3 -Woman Study 2 (Technology) / Hedy Lemarr
• 4 - Woman Study 3 (Politics) / Shirley Chisholm & Ellen Johnson Sirleaf + Peer Led Presentation 1 & 2
• 5 - Woman Study 4 (Sports) / Junko Tabei + Peer Led Presentation 3 (Sports) & 4 (War Heroine)
• 6 – Woman Study 5 (Literature/ Art) / Lesya Ukrainka and Olga Kobylianska + Peer Led Presentation 5
• 7 - Woman Study 6 (Journalist/Media) / Shireen Abu Akleh + Peer Led Presentation 6 & 7
• 8 –/Final Discussion / Role Play / Quizzes
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The Association “Nous Toutes”
believes street names in France
should be permanently changed
to recognize the achievements
of more women.
Write a brief response letter to
this statement in agreement or
opposition to their motion. If
you disagree, suggest an
alternative.
10 Minutes to Prepare

What do you know about DNA?
Who discovered it ? When? Francis Watson and James Crick, 1953
Did anyone win a Nobel Prize for it? If so, when? 1962

WIKIPEDIA HUNT RACE FOR INFO ABOUT ROSALIND FRANKLIN
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosalind_Franklin
Date of Birth:
Place of Birth:
Profession:
University attended:
Highest diploma :
Post graduate work :
Years active:
During her lifetime, Recognized for:
Date of Death:
Place of Death:
Cause of Death:

Watson, Crick and their colleague Maurice Wilkins came
by the image and data legitimately in the course of their
of their work, and no one ever seriously alleged
intellectual theft. But no one pretends either that they
that they could have achieved their later breakthrough,
proving the double-helical structure of DNA, without
Franklin’s work. Yet when Watson and Crick published
their findings in 1953, and when they and Wilkins won
the Nobel Prize for the same findings in 1962, Franklin
was forgotten.

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Sexism in science: did Watson and Crick really steal Rosalind
Franklin’s data?
The Guardian, by Matthew Cobb June 23, 2015
The race to uncover the structure of DNA reveals fascinating insights into how Franklin’s data was key to the
double helix model, but the ‘stealing’ myth stems from Watson’s memoir and attitude rather than facts.
The report was not confidential, and there is
no question that the Cambridge duo
acquired the data dishonestly. However,
they did not tell anyone at King’s what they
were doing, and they did not ask Franklin
for permission to interpret her data
(something she was particularly prickly
about).
Their behaviour was cavalier, to say the
least, but there is no evidence that it was
driven by sexist disdain: Perutz, Bragg,
Watson and Crick would have undoubtedly
behaved the same way had the data been

….the myth about Watson and Crick stealing Franklin’s data, is almost entirely
framed by Jim Watson’s powerful and influential memoir, The Double Helix.
Watson included frank descriptions of his own appalling attitude towards
Franklin, whom he tended to dismiss, even down to calling her ‘Rosy’ in the
pages of his book – a nickname she never used (her name was pronounced
‘Ros-lind’). The epilogue to the book, which is often overlooked in criticism of
Watson’s attitude to Franklin, contains a generous and fair description by
Watson of Franklin’s vital contribution and a recognition of his own
failures with respect to her – including using her proper name.
The Double Helix: A Personal Account of the Discovery of the Structure of DNA is an autobiographical account
of the discovery of the double helix structure of DNA written by James D. Watson and published in 1968.

And in an email exchange with Watson, this is the first thing Koerth-Baker asks
him about. Watson still isn't entirely forthcoming.
Koerth-Baker asks him if his views of Franklin have changed in recent years.
Watson says yes, but he doesn't address her scientific contribution to
the solving the structure of DNA. He admits that she was the victim
of some awful office (or laboratory) politics.
And he praises her work on tobacco mosaic virus, saying it is "often overlooked
in popular accounts of her life." But he doesn't say whether or not her
images were essential to the discovery of the double helix.
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What James Watson thinks of Rosalind Franklin now
November 8th 2012

What does Watson say mainly held Franklin back in her career?
Note some of the words he uses to describe her?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fBWPzdyyPic

BREAKING NEWS IN JUNE 2019!
Nobel Prize-winning scientist James Watson, who helped discover the
structure of DNA, was stripped of several honorary titles after his recent
comments linking race and intelligence to genetics, saying that there is an
intellectual difference among races.

Rosalind Franklin,
the woman behind the discovery of DNA
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Who was Rosalind Franklin? Was she difficult Rosy, the
Cruella De Vil of The Double Helix, who nearly knocked
Watson's block off? Was she Dr. R.E. Franklin, the
humble supporting player whom Watson and Crick
thanked in the second-to-last sentence of their famous
article in Nature? Or was she Franklin the feminist icon,
the tormented genius who was cheated out of
biochemistry's ultimate prize?
ROSALIND FRANKLIN: Mystery Woman: The Dark
Lady of DNA
TIME Magazine. February 17, 2003

Franklin was the intellectual equal of Watson and Crick, but she lacked the advantage of a
sympathetic collaborator, and she simply wasn't the prizewinning type. She was a
bloodhound(likes the hunt)….whereas Crick and Watson were greyhounds who lived for
the sprint.
When they made their triumphant announcement, Franklin
was gracious in defeat, accepting her
peripheral role with an equanimity that
surprised her colleagues.
When she encountered Watson and Crick later in life, they met as
friends. She probably never knew what a central part her X rays
had played in their discovery.
Lady of DNA

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Ironically, Franklin thought of her stint at King's as the low
point of her career. By the time the news about DNA broke, she
had moved on to a lab at the University of London, where she
studied the structure of viruses. There she finally met the
crystallographer Aaron Klug, with whom she did the best work
of her career.
Lady of DNA

Depending on who you ask, Rosalind
Franklin was a lively wit, a fierce debater
attracted to intelligent people; or she was a
complete arsehole with an obsessive
compulsive with no social skills whatsoever
who hated people in general and men in
particular. Mousey, stocky, unattractive, a
bespectacled blue-stocking; or handsome,
with perfect eye sight and a penchant for
flashy lipstick. A diligent plodder, a scientific
failure without the insight to know what she
was looking at; or a brilliant woman who
discovered the structure of DNA.
HISTORICAL PROFILE
1 OCTOBER 2011

Science is about facts, but as humans we understand the world in stories, in
fictions. We take the facts and turn them over and over, spinning them into lines
of light and dark that we follow down through the years. Over half a century on,
the facts surrounding the discovery of the structure of DNA shift in and out of the
light, a mess of lies and misinformation woven around figures larger than life, as
mad as they were brilliant.
Thoughts? Why do you think this story has so many versions to it?
What rings true to you?

“She earned a reputation for meticulous lab work and a
brusque manner. Words like difficult, bossy and impatient
crop up frequently in the recollections of those who knew
her. Prickly is a particular favorite.”
What image do you create with these words?
Do you see any issues with these words?

Her death certificate states: A Research Scientist,
Spinster, Daughter of Ellis Arthur Franklin, a Banker.
‘Spinster’ and ‘Bachelor’ Were, Until 2005,
Official Terms for Single People

What progress has been made since the 1950s in
vocabulary used to describe women?
determined X stubborn
What French words are generally ONLY associated
with men or women?
Ok, we agree that there is progress in giving more
attention to women’s talent/work….but physical
appearance is still mentioned a lot today.

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Warm Up
What are the dangers/ problems with using certain words
to describe women/girls ?
Words such as bossy , ball buster, unsocial, difficult, princess,
spinster, sassy, crazy, feisty , and etc

The reality is that these words are rooted in stereotype, and
they are only applied to women. Think about it: girls are bossy,
boys have “leadership qualities.” Women are deemed
aggressive, while men are simply decisive (or just, um,
bosses)….historians will tell you: women in power have long
been punished for exhibiting qualities of assertiveness, because
it veers from the “feminine” mold.
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11 Ways To Avoid Sounding Like a Sexist Jerk--Even If You're a
Woman
TIME Magazine, MARCH 12, 2014 BY JESSICA BENNET

Call a little girl “bossy” and she starts to avoid leadership
roles because she’s afraid of being seen as unlikeable.
People are already wary of assertive women at work, but call
a woman “aggressive” out loud and they will probably like her
less. Call a female politician a ballbuster enough times, and
people may actually be less likely to vote for her. Words tell
us something about the way our culture perceives women in
power, and whether we believe they’re supposed to be there.
11 Ways To Avoid Sounding Like a Sexist Jerk--Even If You're a Woman
TIME Magazine, MARCH 12, 2014 BY JESSICA BENNET

Bossy = leader
Feisty =
Stocky = strongly built
Difficult=
Loud=
Brusque= direct
Unsocial = solitary
Ball buster= tiresome
Aggressive = direct
Stocky=
Prickly= prudent
Impatient =
Crazy = lively
Spinster = single
Mousey = shy
Replace these words with other more positive and less sexist sounding words

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Bossy = Authoritarian / assertive
Feisty = Creative alternatives to say no./ fierce / gutsy
Stocky = strong appearance / broad
Difficult= rigorous / persistent / complex
Loud= energetic / confident
Brusque= fiery / bold / straight forward/ direct
Unsocial =introvert / lone wolf/ mysterious/ reserved
Ball buster= tough/ resilient/ pugnacious=
Aggressive = sharp
Stocky= stalwart
Prickly= protective / edgy
Impatient = eager/ excited for what’s next
Crazy = passionate
Spinster = single
Mousey = discreet / quiet / introvert

Hello and Welcome!
While we wait for everyone to arrive….
Please, Create 1 QUIZ question to ask the class about Rosalind
Franklin.
This can be TRUE/ False , Fill in the __________, or multiple choice

List these inventions in order of their creation.
What do you think they all have in common ?
Beer Flat bottom paper bag Windshield Wipers Dishwasher
Kevlar (synthetic fiber used in bulletproof vests) Solar Power
Caller ID First Computer Program
First Compiler called A-0 to translate mathematical code into machine code
Frequency Hopping for Secret Communications

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10 Great Inventions by Women , 6 mins
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IxoHuQNBwFU

It was seen in 2010 that only 18.8% (1 in 5) patents were
held by women. While the number has jumped since
1977, when only 3.4% of patents were held by women,
this rate of progress indicates that the “patent gap”
won’t be closed until 2092.
STEM – Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics
Thoughts?
Do you agree? Do you think it will be closed sooner?
Do you think it’s possible that there will be a time when
woman have more patents than men?

Have you seen these pictures? Do you know her?
Does she look familiar?
Hedy Lemarr , Hollywood actress in 1940s

What OTHER inventions are mentioned in this clip ?
And who did she collaborate with ?
https://www.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/lamarr18-sci-
scieng/hedy-lamarr-engineering-and-invention/
Howard Hughes Jr. was an American business magnate,
investor, record-setting pilot, engineer, film director, and
philanthropist, known during his lifetime as one of the
most influential and financially successful individuals in
the world.

Patent # 2,292,387 for a
"Secret Communication
System," granted to
actress Hedy Kiesler
Markey.
At the time it was filed, in
1941, Lamarr was married
to Gene Markey, a
Hollywood screenwriter.
She felt that having her
married name on the
patent would give it more
credibility.

The Patent Files : The Story of Hedy Lemarr
1990s TV show, Video, 4 mins
How did she learn about weapons and technology ?
What inspired her to create this secret communications device?
How was she described?
The Most Beautiful Woman in the World
Side Note: A Patent protects the inventor and assures payment for the use
of this invention. It’s good for 20 years. After that, it goes to public
domain.

Bombshell: The Hedy Lemarr Story, documentary released in 2017,
executive-produced by actress Susan Sarandon, who allowed the
filming crew to use her New York home as the production’s
headquarters.
Susan Sarandon on the Genius and Tragedy of Hedy Lamarr
Interview from August 2018
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HC_HOh87WWY&t=44s
What did Sarandon say was Lemarr’s motivation for inventing
frequency hopping?
Her mother was in Europe still, and she wanted to bring her mother
safely by ship over to the USA.
“This idea that, if you’re beautiful you have to play dumb,
it still exists in a lot of ways, and people are always so
shocked that a woman can put two words together, or
that she writes a decent book.” - Susan Sarandon

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- Have we changed THAT much in terms of what we allow our female movie stars and
the pressures that are on them?
- In the interview, female feuds between actresses working on the same film was
mentioned. It was even said that some directors encouraged the feuds. Why do you
think this kind of behavior exists/ was encouraged?
Sarandon said THIS has definitely changed in Hollywood. Do you think it’s changed
outside of Hollywood, too?
Discussion Questions

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- Find some quotes from female actresses about the pressures of beauty in the industry.
- Find some examples of female actresses who have achievements
OUTSIDE of acting?
Were they criticized ? Were those achievements known?
Natalie Portman (Studied Psychology at Harvard), Mayam Bilak (PhD in Neurology),

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1)According to Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg, women are
underrepresented in the highest levels of the workforce
because women are dropping out. Are there other ways to
explain the absence of female executives? Do you think the
reasons are the same in different fields or types of professions?
2) Sandberg observes, “Men attribute their success to
themselves, and women attribute it to other external factors.”
Do you agree? If so, why do you think women do this?
“Fortune does favour the bold and you'll never know
what you're capable of if you don't try.” “If you're
offered a seat on a rocket ship, don't ask what seat! Just
get on.” “Women need to shift from thinking 'I'm not ready
to do that' to thinking 'I want to do that- and I'll learn by
doing it. – Shirley Sandberg

Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
Born: 29 October 1938, Monrovia,
Liberia
Who is she? You Tell Us!
Small Group Research Run

Sirleaf was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2011, alongside Leymah Gbowee and
Tawakkul Karman for their non-violent struggle for the safety of women and for
women’s rights to full participation in peace-building work.
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I am honored not only to be the 360th Commencement speaker at my alma mater,
but to do so in the year Harvard University celebrates 375 years of preparing minds
as the oldest institution of higher learning in America. Thank you for the invitation
and congratulations to you, Dr. Faust, the first female president of Harvard! May
26, 2011
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The self-confidence, sometimes called arrogance, that comes from
being a Harvard graduate can also lead one down a dangerous path. It
did for me. One year after my return from Cambridge, I was at it again, in
a Commencement Address at my high school alma mater. I questioned
the government’s failure to address long-standing inequalities in the
society. This forced me into exile and a staff position at the World Bank.
Other similar events would follow in a life of in and out of country, in and
out of jail, in and out of professional service. There were times when I
thought death was near, and times when the burden of standing tall by
one’s conviction seemed only to result in failure. But through it all, my
experience sends a strong message that failure is just as important as
success.
https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2011/05/text-of-ellen-johnson-sirleafs-speech/

Women work harder. And women are more honest; they have
less reasons to be corrupt. - Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
What reasons do you think men have to be corrupt?
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I just think that unless you have that
cohesiveness in the family unit, the male
character tends to become very dominant,
repressive and insensitive. So much of this
comes also from a lack of education.
- Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
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“I believe that there are certain attributes in a woman that give
her some advantages over a man.”
What do you think she means by this?
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The former President of Liberia, Nobel laureate H.E. Ellen
Johnson Sirleaf promotes freedom, peace, justice, women’s
empowerment and democratic rule.
How women will lead us to freedom, justice and
peace
Posted Jun 2020

Last week we talked about how Ellen Johnson Sirleaf believed there
were certain attributes of women that made them better leaders.
Whether or not you agree with that statement, do you think there are
any specific areas where men will always be better than women?
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What about sports ? Do men dominate women here? And why?
Why do you think there a lack of female participation in sports?
The results suggested one main reason for women's lack of participation in recreational and competitive
sport: fear. Fear of being judged by others based on their appearance, fear about their ability to take part and fear
of judgement for choosing to spend time on themselves rather than on their families.
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Which sports are more associated with women and which
are more associated men ? Why do you think that is?

Are the rules for trans athletes fair?
Should biologically born men that identify as women compete
at the same level as women ? Do they have an advantage?
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The 1973 tennis match between Billie
Jean King and Billy Riggs became the
most watched televised sports event
of all time.

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Tennis legend Billie Jean King isn't just a pioneer of women's tennis — she's a pioneer for women
getting paid. In this freewheeling conversation, she talks about identity, the role of sports in social
justice, and the famous Battle of the Sexes match against Bobby Riggs.

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https://www.adventurenation.com/blog/adventure-legend-
junko-tabei-first-woman-on-everest/
https://sports.yahoo.com/changed-the-game-junko-tabei-the-
first-woman-to-ascend-everest-quietly-moved-mountains-for-
womens-rights-
125002567.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly9
3d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAIEIuEZ98ea
X7tAQIqHJ_Ws2R09G7EtSoVH3OwWj0xKOVGrVWteZzY9t1FP0
H4JrNWFsut_s310dg5XfjbDbfMxYZtrAnylT_ZowgZ5UaaENGN5
DEh_4PNZV3sQiVasYS89CxV0bBGduQ7ftQjgD0uq8ziTLQvWBAZ
FtCwpo-lX7
https://www.adventure-journal.com/2020/12/junko-taibei-
Junko Tabei
Nationality: Japanese
Born: Junko Ishibashi on September 22,1939
Died: October 20, 2016 (aged 77)

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Climbing permits: $11,000
For logistical and support purposes, most people climb the south side of Everest,
in Nepal, where the permit costs $11,000. However, they can save a bit of money
by traveling to the north side, in Tibet, where the cost is about $7,000.
The price range for a standard supported climb ranges from $28,000 to $85,000.
A fully custom climb will run over $115,000 and those extreme risk-takers can
skimp by for well under $20,000. Typically, this includes transportation from
Kathmandu or Lhasa, food, base camp tents, Sherpa support, and supplemental
oxygen.

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Pictured from left to right are
Masanobu, Junko and Shinya Tabei
in 2013 on Junko's annual ascent of
Mt. Fuji (3776m) with a group of
students from Fukushima, Japan.
[Photo] Tabei family collection

Honouring High Places: The Mountain Life of
Junko Tabei
by Junko Tabei,
Helen Y. Rolfe,
Yumiko Hiraki (Translator),
Rieko Holtved (Translator)
English Version Published in 2017
*
A collection of personal stories and
on the memoirs of Junko Tabei, the first
climb Mount Everest and the Seven Summits.

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80th Birthday Doodle Game on Google
September 22, 2019

Tabei is famous for breaking stereotypes about
women, both in her culture and abroad.
What stereotypes did she break?
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She founded the Ladies Climbing Club in 1969, a time when women were said to be at home
raising children. She paved the way for Japanese women to break out of this stereotype.
She was tiny but mighty. This little woman, 1.5m tall, is an example of courage and
determination.
Her legacy not only serves the cause of women, it has paved the way for understanding
and loving nature.
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Warm Up Quiz: Guess Who?
Work with a partner to create a tag line or nickname for a woman
we studied in class and see if the class can guess who it is.
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Rosalind Franklin Billie Jean King
Hedy Lemarr
Shirley Chisholm
Junko Tabei

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Anand Mahindra, Businessman and Indian billionaire tweeted this comic and it has
opened many people's eyes. "This week I was sitting with my grandson and I
realized this. I salute every working woman and acknowledge that their
success required much more effort than that of their male counterparts.“ -
February 2019
The powerful image was drawn by Peruvian
political cartoonist Carlin, who draws a
regular panel for Peru publication, La
Republica.

A) What is feminism? And feminist themes in writing?
Why are these important to depict in art and literature?
B) What is Ukrainian national identity?
How does it differ from its bordering countries?
Why is it important for this kind of literature to exist?
Warm – Up Discussion

Feminism (Oxford Dictionary) : Advocacy of the rights of women based
on the theory of equality of the sexes.
- the belief and aim that women should have the same rights and opportunities as men; the
struggle to achieve this aim
Ukrainian People according to Wikipedia are an East Slavic ethnic
group native to Ukraine. They are the seventh-largest nation in Europe and
the second-largest among the East Slavs after the Russians. According to
the Constitution of Ukraine, the term "Ukrainians" applies to all its
citizens. The majority of Ukrainians are Eastern Orthodox Christians.
25 myths and facts about Ukraine and Ukrainians (posted August
2016)
https://www.kyivpost.com/article/guide/ukraine-politics/25-myths-and-facts-
about-ukraine-and-ukrainians-421341.html 75

“We shall not be wives or
mothers, but women.”
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Who can be the first to identify this quote
from a short story (novella) published
in1898?

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Olha Kobylianska’s Valse Mélancolique, 1898
collection of short stories (Melancholy
Waltz)
“I am an artist and live according to the rules of an artist, which are more
demanding than the rules of a narrow, programmatic person... My field is wide,
limitless, and therefore I live the life I do... I look upon everything from an
artistic standpoint... Everyone should...We shall not be wives or mothers, but
women.” - reclaimed by the character of Hanna

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Olha Kobylianska’s Valse Mélancolique
collection of short stories (Melancholy
Waltz)
explores the relationship between 3 independent
women who reject patriarchal norms and share a home
together, living only for art.
Critics say it is “a pioneering treatment of same-sex love.”

Ukrainian
Modernist
Writers
Lesya Ukrainka
(1871-1913) &
Olga Kobylianska
(1863- 1942)
L.U. O.K.

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https://www.queersaints.com/saints/st-lesia-ukrainka-st-olha-
kobylianska

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Lesya Ukrainka (1871–1913)

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Lesya Ukrainka (1871–1913)
Laryssa Kosach, who wrote under the pseudonym Lesya Ukrainka, was an
important Ukrainian writer at the turn of the 20th century. A prolific author
of both poetry and plays, she is considered by many critics to be the
greatest female poet in the Ukrainian language. Her literary name indicated
the major theme of her writing since Lesya Ukrainka means Lesya the
Ukrainian woman. In this, she followed other leading Ukrainian writers
such as Taras Shevchenko who called himself Kobzar (the Bard) and Ivan
Franko who called himself Kamenyar (Paver of the Way).
Sadly, the poet was frail from birth, and her life was made especially hard when she
contracted tuberculosis at the age of 12. "She was plagued by poor health, which
never allowed her a painless, carefree day in her life," writes Subtelny. Physical
affliction compelled her to spend many years in warm climates away from her
homeland and would cause her death at a tragically early age.

Statues of Lesya
Ukrainka in Kiev (many
others, too)
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She forever goes away from the following idea:
“The man is all, and the woman is Nothing...
and all those girls just want to get married...” as
in Olha Kobylianska’s novel Tsarivna
(Princess).
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Olha Kobylianska (1863–1942)

Olha Kobylianska (1863–1942)
Ukrainian modernist whose writings are celebrated for their
lyrical descriptions and psychological portraits which
struck a blow against prevailing populist myths about
peasant life.
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Lesya Ukrainka , focused on the positive aspects of this influence. "Your salvation was in this
Germany," said Ukrainka. "It led you to recognize world literature, it transported
you out into the broader world of ideas and art—this simply leaps out at one,
when one compares your writing with that of the majority of Galicians."
In poor health, she was unable to flee from German Nazi and Rumanian fascist forces
in June 1941, when Hitler launched his attack on the Soviet Union and quickly
conquered Bukovina. Kobylianska was listed as a dangerous "Red writer" despite her
age and reputation, and the Rumanian fascist administration in Chernvitsi scheduled
her to be tried by court-martial. Only her death on March 21, 1942, saved her from a
more than likely fate of conviction and execution.

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Statue of Olha Kobylianska in front of Music and Theatre in Chernivtsi (Polish: Czerniowce) city in Chernivtsi
Oblast in western Ukraine. Built in 1944.

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Where are the Women in Art History
w/ Jemima Kirke
1985/ 169 / -10% / 18th Century / Judith Leyster & Frank Hals
1986 / 7 / 1 / 1971 / 4 decades
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5 minute video: Take note of the significance of these
figures/numbers. These are in order of when you hear them.

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Caterina van
Hemessen
“The First Selfie”
Life: 1528 – after 1565
A successful Renaissance Portrait Painter in her lifetime.
Died of natural causes at the age of 60 in Antwerp.
No collections of work known after 1554.Some believe her
career ended after her marriage, which was common for
female artists. However, there is proof that she still taught
three male apprentices after 1554.
Nationality : Flemish (Flanders, Belgium)

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Jan Sanders van Hemessen
(c. 1500-after 1563),
studied in Italy and brought “Italianism
style” to Flemish painters.
Mannerism Painting style is a variety of
approaches influenced by, and reacting
to, the harmonious ideals associated
with artists such as Leonardo da Vinci.
Mannerism exaggerates ideal beauty
often resulting in compositions that are
asymmetrical or unnaturally elegant.

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Christ Meets Veronica
The Lamination of Christ
Van Hemessen did create at least 2 religious' paintings
with dates between 1548 and 1552.

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8 small portraits with her signature have survived.
She portrayed mostly wealthy men & women against a
dark background. Delicate figures that have a graceful
charm with stylish costumes and accessories.

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https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20210305-caterina-van-
hemessen-an-unknown-visual-pioneer
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2) Multiple Choice Question
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Forgotten Females NO MORE!
Catherine Bernard
French Poet, Playwright,
Novelist late 1600s
Liberian President from 2006-
2018
Shirley Chisholm
African American Democratic
Politician (Congress &
Presidential Candidate in
1972)
Hedy Lemarr
Austrian born American Film
Actress & Inventor 1950s- 80s
Billie Jean King
American Tennis Star &
Activisit Katherine Johnson
American Mathematician at
NASA 1950s-80s
Michele Mouton
French Rally Driver in
1970s – 80s
Maryse Bastié
French Aviator in 1930
Rosalind Franklin
British Chemist who worked
on DNA 1940s - 1958
Lesya Ukrainka
Olga Kobylianska
Modern Ukrainian Feminist
Writer during 1884 -1913
Caterina Van Hemessen
Flemish Renaissance Painter
1500s
Japanese Mountaineer &
Author 1960s - 2016
Junko Tabei
First Name
Artist
Modern Ukrainian Feminist
Writer during late 1880s to
1940

Forgotten Females
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