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First woman to graduate university in Padua 1678
Elena Cornaro, a Venetian noblewoman, was acclaimed master and doctor of philosophy at Padua University in 1678 making her the first woman to graduate from a university. Her life sparked renewed American and British interest decades later as her legacy influenced female emancipation and university milestones.
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Padua
Italy
Elena Cornaro
Padua University
Lagoon
Ludovico Iaschietto
Miss Cornaro
Institute For History
U S
Rome
Pontifical Gregorian University
Giambattista
Gregorio Barbarigo
Elena
Venice
Carlo Rinaldini