Inspiring Women from Germany.
This is a project of collecting postcards from all over the world. Please send me postcards of your beautiful countries, states, islands, regions and subjects of interesting places, so I can feature them here.
Friday, July 25, 2025
Remarkable Women #6 - From Germany
Inspiring Women from Germany.
Friday, June 20, 2025
Remarkable Women #5 - Mary Blair
Sent by Beth from Topeka in Kansas, USA.
Mary Blair (born Mary Browne Robinson; October 21, 1911 – July 26, 1978) was an American artist, animator, and designer. She was prominent in producing art and animation for The Walt Disney Company, drawing concept art for such films as Alice in Wonderland, Peter Pan, Song of the South and Cinderella. Blair also created character designs for enduring attractions such as Disneyland's It's a Small World, the fiesta scene in El Rio del Tiempo in the Mexico pavilion in Epcot's World Showcase, and an enormous mosaic inside Disney's Contemporary Resort. Several of her illustrated children's books from the 1950s remain in print, such as I Can Fly by Ruth Krauss. Blair was inducted into the group of Disney Legends in 1991 (read more).
Wednesday, June 18, 2025
Remarkable Women #4 - Valentina Tereshkova
Valentina Tereshkova
Engineer and Cosmonaut
Sent by Ari from Manchester, England.
Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova (born 6 March 1937) is a Russian engineer, member of the State Duma, and former Soviet cosmonaut. She was the first woman in space, having flown a solo mission on Vostok 6 on 16 June 1963. She orbited the Earth 48 times, spent almost three days in space, is the only woman to have been on a solo space mission and is the last surviving Vostok programme cosmonaut. Twenty-six years old at the time of her spaceflight, she remains the youngest woman to have flown in space under the international definition of 100 km altitude, and the youngest woman to fly in Earth orbit (read more).
Wednesday, May 21, 2025
Remarkable Women #3 - Elisabetta Sirani
Sent by Gorab from Bengaluru, India.
Elisabetta Sirani (8 January 1638 – 28 August 1665) was an Italian Baroque painter and printmaker who died in unexplained circumstances at the age of 27. She was one of the first women artists in early modern Bologna, who became a successful painter, producing public altarpieces as well as privately commissioned pictures.
Elisabetta Sirani was born in Bologna on 8 January 1638, the first of four children of Margherita and Giovanni Andrea Sirani. Giovanni was an art merchant and painter of the School of Bologna, having been a favorite assistant of Guido Reni. He did not produce many works during his lifetime; instead, he took over Reni's job as a teacher, and became the master in the first life school held in the house of Ettore Ghislieri (read more).
Tuesday, March 25, 2025
Remarkable Women #2 - San Diego International Women's Day Meetup March 8, 2025
Discover the stories of several remarkable women who lived and worked in San Diego, whose achievements and lasting impact on the city continue to inspire us today.