Bestuzhev Courses

The Bestuzhev Courses (Russian: Бестужевские курсы) in Saint Petersburg were the largest and most prominent women's higher education institution in Imperial Russia.

However, the actual lead organizing force was provided by women: Nadezhda Stasova, Anna Filosofova, and several others.

[2][3] Other professors included Baudouin de Courtenay, Alexander Borodin, Faddei Zielinski, Dmitry Mendeleyev, Ivan Sechenov, and Sergey Platonov.

An assistant professor there was Vera Bogdanovskaya, the first female chemist to die as a result of her own research.

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Students at the chemistry laboratory
The organizers and initiators of the program