Lou Andreas-Salomé's 161st Birthday — google.com

Today’s Doodle illustrated by Berlin, Germany-based guest artist Isabel Seliger celebrates the first woman in history to become a psychoanalyst, Russian-born German poet, essayist, biographer, and novelist Lou Andreas-Salomé. Pursuing a career in philosophy in a time when women’s opportunities in the field were restricted, Andreas-Salomé broke convention by becoming a central figure in prominent intellectual circles in late 19th and early 20th century Europe.

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