Blanka Teleki

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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1. When was Blanka Teleki born?July 5, 1815
2. When did Blanka Teleki die?January 24, 1892 (age 76)
3. Where was Blanka Teleki born?Sárospatak, Hungary
4. What is the career?Social reformer and advocate for women's education
5. Who was Blanka Teleki?Blanka Teleki was a brave woman from Hungary who fought for girls' education and helped change how society saw women.
6. What did she do to help girls learn?She helped start a girls' secondary school in Budapest that taught the same subjects as boys' schools, like math, science, and history.

Aristocracy: A social class holding hereditary titles and privileges, often associated with wealth and power.
Patriarchal structures: Social systems where men hold primary power and predominate in roles of political leadership, moral authority, social privilege, and control of property.
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