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Bertha Pappenheim

Bertha Pappenheim, Austrian-German activist and author (died 1936)

Born
February 27, 1859
Died
May 28, 1936
Zodiac sign
Pisces
Birth year
1859

About Bertha Pappenheim

Bertha Pappenheim (27 February 1859 – 28 May 1936) was an Austrian-Jewish feminist, a social worker pioneer, and the founder of the Jewish Women's Association (Jüdischer Frauenbund). Under the pseudonym Anna O., she was also one of Josef Breuer's best-documented patients because of Sigmund Freud's writings on Breuer's treatment of her.

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Career and life highlights

Bertha Pappenheim timeline

  1. Born: February 27, 1859
  2. Died: May 28, 1936

The world when Bertha Pappenheim was born

Bertha Pappenheim was born in 1859. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1859

  • Best-selling bookOn the Origin of Species by Charles Darwin

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineJohn Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry
  • Technology milestoneEdwin Drake drills first successful oil well (Pennsylvania)
  • World population~1.39B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderJames Buchanan
  • U.S. population29.2M

1859 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Bertha Pappenheim's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure18592026
Population29.2M341 million

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