GERMAN WOMAN GENIUS
It is a young German woman, Berthe Etnilie Kurnp whom Marconi named as his successor. Her life story is a revelation of what genius and perseverance can accomplish. Left an orphan at an early age, she became at 15 a servant to a doctor. She studied in her meagre leisure time, took her doctor's degree, and then a diploma as an engineer at the University of Berlin. The number of women in gainful employment in Germany has risen rapidly. The demand is so great that even young married women are no longer bribed to "stay in the home" by a dowry refused to those who go to work. This is now given to all poor brides, but in the case of those who work repayment is demanded at a more rapid rate.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 23046, 25 May 1938, Page 5
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135GERMAN WOMAN GENIUS New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 23046, 25 May 1938, Page 5
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