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4 Women of the French Revolution
The French Revolution (1789-1799) sought to dismantle the oppressive society of the old regime and build a new world based on the principles of "Liberty, Equality, Fraternity". This push for societal change led to a burgeoning feminist movement...
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Bonnie Greer on the Parthenon Sculptures
Playwright, author and British Museum trustee, Bonnie Greer celebrates the enduring beauty and humanity of the Parthenon Sculptures. The Parthenon was built as a temple dedicated to the goddess Athena. It was the centrepiece of an ambitious...
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Portrait of Madame de Staël
Germaine de Staël (1766-1817), writer and political theorist, portrait by Marie-Éléonore Godefroid, 1813.
Palace of Versailles.
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Portrait of Robert Hooke
A posthumous portrait of the celebrated scientist Robert Hooke (1635-1703), a key figure in the Scientific Revolution. Painted by Rita Greer in 2009. (Department of Engineering Science, Oxford University)
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Hooke & Boyle Air Pump Experiment
An illustration titled The Scientists by Rita Greer showing the scientists Robert Hooke (1635-1703) and Robert Boyle (1627-1691) conducting an experiment with an air pump.
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Jacques Necker
Jacques Necker (l. 1732-1804) was a Swiss banker and statesman who served as finance minister to King Louis XVI of France (r. 1774-1792). He served in the king's ministry three separate times, tasked with navigating France through its dire...
