Argula von Grumbach (1492-1554)
The Bavarian noble woman was the first
woman author of pamphlets promot-ing academic freedom and the reforma-tory sola scriptura. Her 1523/1524 pamphlets saw
numerous edi-tions reaching about
30,000 readers, in Ba-varia and far beyond. She
corresponded with Luther, Spalatin and other reform-ers and was a fearless critic of the frivolous goings-on at the Diet of Nuremberg in 1523.(Abb.: Quelle Stadtmuseum
Ingoldstadt)
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