“Women” is the theme for today’s Sunday Stamps.
Marianne is a female allegory of liberty and the French republic. The character originated in 1775 when a French artist painted her as a symbol of liberty. After the French Revolution in 1792, Marianne became a popular symbol of the new republic. Her characteristics include a red cap, the tricolour, and a cockade.Marianne is a symbol of unity and holds a place of honor in French law courts and town halls.
Elisabeth Adelheid Hildegard von Thadden was a German progressive educator and a resistance fighter against the Nazi régime as a member of the Solf Circle. She was sentenced to death for conspiring to commit high treason and undermining the fighting forces.
Postcards Etc 
Lots of different styles and women here! Some of the stamps are new to me. The Bulgarian one has an interesting and cheeful design.
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What a great selection of women on stamps! The last one from Russia stood out to me. I looked her up to learn more about her. That’s what stamps do, make you curious!
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I know, I have learned so much from stamps…
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What a mixture of happy and sad lives…
The Bulgarian one has an interesting children’s view of the women in their lives – love it!
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