Anna Maria van Schurman, Dutch painter (died 1678)

Anna Maria van Schurman

Dutch artist, classical scholar, philosopher, and feminist (1607-1678)

Anna Maria van Schurman was a Dutch painter, engraver, poet, classical scholar, philosopher, and feminist writer who is best known for her exceptional learning and her defence of female education. She was a highly educated woman, who excelled in art, music, and literature, and…