Elena Cornaro Piscopia: Five things you should know about the first woman to receive a PhD
4 Jun 2019
The Independent
Google is remembering the impressive life of academic Elena Cornaro Piscopia with a Google Doodle on what would have been her 373rd birthday. Piscopia was born into a noble family on 5 June 1646 in Venice, Italy, and recognised as a prodigy at just seven