Käthe Windscheid
Dr. Käthe Windscheid | |
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1899 | |
| Born | Katharina Charlotte Friederike Auguste Windscheid 28 August 1859 |
| Died | 11 March 1943 (aged 83) |
| Alma mater | University of London Heidelberg University |
| Occupation(s) | Women's rights activist Educator Education pioneer |
| Parent(s) | Bernhard Windscheid (1817-1892) Charlotte Pochhammer (1830-1918) |
Katharina "Käthe" Windscheid (28 August 1859 – 11 March 1943) was a German women's rights activist and a pioneer of women's education. In 1895 she became the first woman in Germany to receive a doctorate for an academic dissertation.