Forgotten Women of the Post Romantic Period.

Today I honour the (almost) forgotten heroins of the Post Romantic Period, ladies who are found in few history books, but who had an enormous impact on the history of the world.

Eleanor Marx, 1855-1898.

This lady is best known as the daughter of Karl Marx, but she was a great socialist leader in her own right. Eleanor Marx was high influentual in establishing the Union and Labour movement in Britain during a period of expreme oppression and exploitation. She was murdered by her husband after discovering that he had been unfaithfull to her.

Rosa Luxemburg, 1871-1919.

During the Great War, Rosa Luxemburg set up Soviets in Germany. She organised workers, sailors and soldiers into Unions, establishing a small Socialist State on the coast of German. The disruption which this caused to German inports was one of the largest factors in their surrender. Having brought peace to her country, she countnued to lead the German Communists untill she was murdered by Nazis. Trotsky was in awe of her, and if Lenin had followed her advise the oppression of Stalinist Russia could have been avoided.

Lyudmila Pavichenkov, Hero of the Soviet Union, 1916-1974.

After her family were massacred, Lyudmila Pavichenkov became the most sucessfull sniper of all time. She killed 309 people during World War Two, and was awarded the Order of Lenin and the Hero of The Soviet Union medals.