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The Swedish cunning woman Gertrud Ahlgren of Gotland (1782–1874), drawing by Pehr Arvid Säve 1870. In Scandinavia, the klok gumma ("wise woman") or klok gubbe ("wise man"), and collectively De kloka ("The Wise ones"), as they were known in Swedish, were usually elder members of the community who acted as folk healers and midwives as well as using folk magic such as magic rhymes. [11]
The terms "cunning man" and "cunning woman" were most widely used in southern England, the Midlands, and in Wales. [9] Such people were also frequently known across England as "wizards", "wise men" or "wise women", [9] or in southern England and Wales as "conjurers" [9] or as "dynion hysbys" in the Welsh language. [10]
The Lost Princess (1875), a fairy tale novel by George MacDonald, first published as The Wise Woman: A Parable; The Wise Woman of Hoxton, a 17th-century play; Wise woman of Abel, an unnamed figure in the Hebrew Bible; Woman of Tekoa, also called a wise woman in the Hebrew Bible
In folklore, a crone is an old woman who may be characterized as disagreeable, malicious, or sinister in manner, often with magical or supernatural associations that can make her either helpful or obsolete. The Crone is also an archetypical figure or a Wise Woman. As a character type, the crone shares characteristics with the hag.
Victoria Woodhull was the first woman to run for president in the U.S. and she made her historic run in 1872 – before women even had the right to vote! She supported women's suffrage as well as welfare for the poor, and though it was frowned upon at the time, she didn't shy away from being vocal about sexual freedom.
Olga of Kiev the first woman ruler of Kievan Rus' and led a war against the Drevlians. Lyudmila Pavlichenko was a sniper in the Red Army during World War II. She was born in Bila Tserkva, Kiev Governorate, in the Russian Empire (now in Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine) on 12 July [O.S. 29 June] 1916. [41] She is the deadliest woman sniper in history.
From Malala Yousafzai to Meghan Markle, here are 75 women empowerm 75 Women Empowerment Quotes from the Most Inspirational Ladies in History Skip to main content
Below, read more about 22 history-changing women you should know about immediately. Dolores Huerta. One of the most renowned civil rights activists and prominent union activists in history ...