Helene Taar

Helene Taar-Segalla
Helene Taar by Jaan Riet (1929).jpg
Helene Taar as photographed by Jaan Riet in Viljandi in 1929.
Born
Helene Elise Taar

(1880-06-03)June 3, 1880
Vana-Võidu, Viljandimaa, Russian Empire
Died2 February 1972(1972-02-02) (aged 91)
Trento, Italy
Resting place
Cimitero monumentale di Trento
EducationUniversity of Bern
OccupationsJournalist, academic
SpouseSilvio Segalla (m. 1911)

Helene Taar-Segalla (born 3 June 1880 – 2 February 1972) was an Estonian journalist and academic, who was one of the first Estonian women to hold a doctoral degree.

Biography

Early life

Helene Elise Taar was born on 3 June 1880 in Vana-Võidu, Viljandimaa.[1] She received her primary education at home through a private governess. She pursued further academic studies at a German private girls' school located in Viljandi.[2][3]

Career

An unpublished manuscript for an article Taar submitted to the newspaper Postimees in 1910.

During the winter semester of 1904/1905, Taar enrolled at the Faculty of Philosophy at the University of Bern in Switzerland.[4][5][6][7][8] She completed her doctoral examination on 9 November 1909, earning a doctoral degree.[9][10] Her scholarly thesis focused on economic and educational history, was titled Die beiden Schlözer, and was printed formally in 1912.[11]

Throughout her university tenure, Taar authored travelogues, cultural essays, and literary reports for Estonian news publications.[12][13] She was among the first women from the territory of modern Estonia to successfully defend a doctoral thesis at a foreign university.[14][15][3]

Personal life

In 1911, Taar married Professor Silvio Segalla in Berlin. After her marriage, she worked professionally under the name Helene Taar-Segalla.[16]

Citations

References

  • Ado Peet (1909). "Helene Taari ülikooli lõpetamine Bernis". Maleva. Viljandi: Ado Peet.
  • Anepaio, Lembi; Laidla, Janet (2024). "Esimesed doktorikraadiga naised tänapäeva Eesti aladelt" (PDF). Yearbook of the Learned Estonian Society 2022 (in Estonian). Tartu: Learned Estonian Society: 36–37.
  • Bachmann, Barbara; Radenahl, Elke (1990). Medizinstudium von Frauen in Bern 1871–1914. Bern: Universität Bern.
  • ENÜS (2011). Estonian Women's Students' Association 1911–2011. Tartu: ENÜS.
  • Harrik, Airika (2024-01-17). "Estonia's first female doctorates were educators and physicians". ERR News.
  • Helene Taar (1905). "Uue aja naisliikumine". Estonian Naesterahvas. Tartu.
  • Laidla, Janet (14 December 2022). "Kes oli esimene doktorikraadiga eestlanna?". Feministeerium.
  • Kalnin (1965). "The First Female Doctors in Estonia". Soviet Estonian Health Care. 5: 379–384.
  • Särgava, Ernst; Taar, Helene; Gorki, Maksim; Münther, Otto; Tolstoi, Lev; Lintrop, Jaan (1906). Punasilt päiwilt (in Estonian). Translated by Luik, E. s.n.
  • Sild-Rebane, Johanna (2017). Runnel, Hando (ed.). From the Rhinnales to the State Wisdom. Tartu: Ilmamaa.
  • Taar, Helene (1905). "Uue aja naisliikumine". In Tuglas, Friedebert (ed.). Võitluse päevil (in Estonian). Tartu: Noor-Eesti.
  • Tartu University Press (1999). Tamul, Sirje (ed.). Vita academica, vita feminea. Tartu: Tartu University Press.
  • Linda (1905). "Helene Taar - Teated ja kaastööd". Linda. Viljandi.
  • Taar, Helene (1962). "Meie esimeste naisharitlaste mälestuseks". Vaba Eesti Sõna. New York.
  • Võitlus (1932). "Tagasivaade Eesti naisliikumisele". Võitlus. Tallinn.
  • Postimees (1910). "Teated dr. Helene Taari kohta". Postimees. Tartu.
  • Päevaleht (1920). "Välis-Eesti haritlased: Helene Taar-Segalla". Päevaleht. Tallinn.
  • "Viljandi Eesti Põllumeeste Seltsi näituse loengud". Sakala. Viljandi. 1910b.
  • "Eesti naisdoktorid välismaal". Tallinna Teataja. Tallinn. 1912.
  • Taar, Helene (1909). "Reisikirjad ja teatised Šveitsist". Meie Elu. Narva / Viljandi.
  • Taar, Helene (1922). "Dr. Helene Taar-Segalla tegevusest". Oma Maa. Viljandi.
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