Change for the Better

Privet! I left Russia for Berlin once again, in the year of 1883. While in Germany, I received a letter from an old Berlin acquaintance. He invited me to fill a temporary position as a lecturer at the University of Stockholm. This was quite a shock, for I had not been allowed to become a professor due to my gender and radical political views. I immediately accepted. What began as a temporary position then stretched into five years. The university realized that I benefited them quite grandiosely, and I was kept as a permanent professor. While at the university, I was selected to be an editor for the mathematics journal—the first woman to do so— as well as selected for Chair of Mechanics. I also published my very first paper and co-authored a play, “The Struggle for Happiness.” Until next time, do svidaniya!