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“She was listened to with great attention”: On this date in 1678, Elena Piscopia became the 1st woman in the world to receive a PhD. An expert musician, she also lectured in mathematics @UPadua before succumbing to tuberculosis in 1684. H/T @Rainmaker1973 https://t.co/RkW4VtDhRo https://t.co/7gM2p32vJp — PolitiTweet.org