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Pioneer of Science: Elena Cornaro's Story

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She taught eight languages and debated astronomy. Elena Cornaro was the first woman in the world to receive a doctorate in 1678 347 years ago, on 25 June 1678, a woman is expected to receive her doctorate in Padua. As the organisers expect to see this historic event, the ceremony does not take place as usual in the lecture hall of the university, but in the cathedral of the city. The decision is correct, as quickly proves. Thousands of people fl…
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She taught eight languages and debated astronomy. Elena Cornaro was the first woman in the world to receive a doctorate in 1678 347 years ago, on 25 June 1678, a woman is expected to receive her doctorate in Padua. As the organisers expect to see this historic event, the ceremony does not take place as usual in the lecture hall of the university, but in the cathedral of the city. The decision is correct, as quickly proves. Thousands of people fl…

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geo broke the news in on Wednesday, June 25, 2025.
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