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"A woman of letters and the first woman member of the American Philosophical Society, Ekaterina Romanovna Dashkova (nee Vorontsova) was also the first modern stateswoman in Russia. Early in her life she dressed in an officer's uniform and boldly stepped forward to play an active role in the political arena, where she participated in the palace revolution of 1762. Subsequently, Dashkova was appointed director of the Academy of Sciences by Catherine II and she founded and became president of the Russian Academy. For close to twelve years, she headed both these presitious academic institutions.…
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1 edition- Other · English · 2008American Philosophical Society · 331 pages · 9780871699732
BiographyIntellectualsCivilizationPrincessesCourt and courtiersIntellectuals, russiaRussia (federation), biographySoviet union, court and courtiers