Original photograph of Co-educational Science Class, 1946

Co-educational Science Class

Photograph

[Women in Science] [Education] Original photograph of a Large co-ed science classroom with laboratory tables in Soviet Latvia. Small classroom laboratory with 39 figures, including 6 women. 1946. Printed on verso “Foto K. Rake, Riga…” 4 x 6 inches. Twelve figures, including two women, wear white lab coats and handle test tubes, beakers, and other laboratory equipment, while others look on and observe. The Soviet Union recognized the importance of education for all people, regardless of class or gender. After the Revolution, liberated women were able to pursue careers as doctors, engineers, and scientists, along with many other professions. Crease to bottom left corner. In very good condition.

Item #16670

Price: $135.00