Beklaute Frauen

Winner of the Bayern 2 Audience Award at the 2024 Bavarian Book Prize: How Women Made History—and Men Took the Credit

Muse, secretary, wife—there are many labels for women whose influence has been erased from history. For whose achievements men received the awards and the applause: female scientists whose accomplishments, unlike those of their male colleagues, were not recognized. Female authors who hid behind male pseudonyms. Or female artists who have been forgotten in the shadow of their husbands. Historian Leonie Schöler tells their stories in a lively and entertaining way, revealing who the women are who have truly advanced our society to this day. And she highlights how important the discussion about participation and visibility is. It becomes clear: Behind every successful man stands a system that empowers him; before all others stands a system that holds them back.

With numerous illustrations and info boxes

On her new YouTube channel (@heeyleonie), Leonie Schöler embarks on a journey through time with a new video every two weeks to find answers in history to the questions of our complex present.