Meta Forkel-Liebeskind (22 February 1765 – 1853), was a German writer and translator. She was one of the so-called '' Universitätsmamsellen'', a group of five academically active women during the 18th-and 19th century, daughters of academics at

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Caroline Schelling Caroline Schelling, born Michaelis, widowed Böhmer, divorced Schlegel (2 September 1763 – 7 September 1809), was a German intellectual. She was one of the so-called '' Universitätsmamsellen'', a group of five academically active women during ...

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* Eckart Kleßmann: ''Universitätsmamsellen. Fünf aufgeklärte Frauen zwischen Rokoko, Revolution und Romantik''. Die Andere Bibliothek Bd. 281. Eichborn, Frankfurt am Main 2008, {{DEFAULTSORT:Forkel-Liebeskind, Meta 1765 births 1853 deaths 18th-century German writers 18th-century German women writers 19th-century German writers 19th-century German women writers 19th-century German translators 18th-century German scholars