The New Woman: 1900-1914
The roots of today's discussions on sexism, feminism, emancipation and female quotas date back to a period before 1914. Barbara Beuys examines the pivotal role played by women in bringing about ...
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Barbara Beuys, born in 1943, studied history, philosophy and sociology. She was an editor for Stern magazine and the prestigious weekly Die Zeit. She has published over a dozen books, including Familienleben in Deutschland. Vergesst uns nicht (Menschen im Widerstand 1933-45), as well as definitive biographies of Annette von Droste-Hülshoff, Hildegard von Bingen, and, most recently, Paula Moderson-Becker. Barbara Beuys lives in Cologne.
Living with the Enemy
Barbara Beuys gives us a vivid, nuanced depiction of everyday life in Amsterdam during the five years of German occupation. At first, the citizens of Amsterdam do their best to preserve ...
moreSophie Scholl
We think we know everything about Sophie Scholl. Scenes from the film have imprinted themselves in our memory: how she was sentenced to death and executed by the infamous "Volksgerichtshof" ...
morePaula Modersohn-Becker
On November 20, 1907, 31 year-old Paula Modersohn-Becker, who has just given birth to a daughter, dies in Worpswede near Bremen. In less than ten years, she has created a huge body of work, in ...
moreThe Price of Passion
The extraordinary life story of Li Qingzhao and a panorama of Chinese culture, politics and religion: we hear about educated women teaching their daughters and sons, men seeking and appreciating ...
moreFor I am Sick with Love
Hildegard von Bingen (1098-1179) was a multi-talent. As a prophet, she opens up the bold panorama of her visions in three voluminous books and explores, independent of biblical or theological ...
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