Women have been officially allowed to study in Bavaria for 120 years. However, gender equality was not automatically achieved. A look at the history of “women’s studies” – and at female scientists who made a name for themselves against all odds.
When the Prince Regent signed on September 21, 1903, something that many had considered unimaginable came true. Women had previously been excluded from studying in Bavaria. But in the future, Luitpold decreed, they should be allowed to enroll at universities. However, gender equality was not automatically achieved. A look at the history of “women’s studies” in Bavaria – and at women who made a name for themselves against all odds.