Women's Voices Are the Strength of Democracy

Political mural by the Left Bloc, located on Rua Carolina Michaellis.

Carolina Wilhelma Michaëlis de Vasconcelos OSE (Berlin, March 15, 1851 – Porto, November 16, 1925) was a literary critic, writer, lexicographer, and university professor of Prussian and Portuguese nationality. She was the first woman to teach at a Portuguese university, namely at the University of Lisbon and later at the University of Coimbra, and one of the first two to be admitted to the Academy of Sciences. She also played a significant role as a mediator between Portuguese and German culture.

Rua Carolina Michaellis, Solum, Coimbra, Portugal

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29/08/2025