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Leni Riefenstahl
b. 8-22-1902; Berlin, German Empire
d. 9-8-2003; Munich
Actress and dancer Leni Riefenstahl is best remembered for her film direction and association with Adolph Hitler.
Her most famous film was Triumph of the Will, a documentary film made at the 1934 congress in Nuremberg of the Nazi Party.
Following Germany's defeat in World War II, Riefenstahl was arrested but released without any charges.
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Geertruydt Roghman
c. 1625-1657; Amsterdam
Geertruydt Roghman is best remembered for her engravings depicting women doing domestic tasks such as sewing, spinning, cooking, and cleaning.
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Henriette Ronner-Knip
b. 5-31-1821; Amsterdam, The Netherlands
d. 3-2-1909; Elsene, Belgium
Henriette Ronner-Knip best known for her paintings of cats and dogs.
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Properzia de' Rossi
b. 1490, Italy
d. 1530
Properzia de' Rossi, a Renaissance sculptor and musician, was included in Giorgio Vasari’s Lives of the Artists.
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Rachel Ruysch
b. 6-3-1664; The Netherlands
d. 8-12-1750
Rachel Ruysch, the daughter of anatomist and botanist Frederik Ruysch, assisted her father in arranging specimens. At the age of 15 she was apprenticed to a prominent Delft painter known for his flower paintings and then married a portrait painter with whom she had ten children.
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