Born: 13 December 1815, Slovakia
Died: 28 September 1895
Country most active: Hungary
Also known as: Hermína Karolína Benická Verešová, Mrs. Pál Veres, Hermin Veres von Farád
The following is excerpted from “400 Outstanding Women of the World and the Costumology of Their Time” by Minna Moscherosch Schmidt, published in 1933.
Mrs. Paul Veres became an orphan at an early age and her education was very limited. She married Paul Veres in 1839 until 1850 spent much time with her daughter’s and her own education. This awoke her desire to give an opportunity to women to acquire an education similar to the men’s. There were no adequate schools in Hungary at that time, therefore she issued in 1867 an appeal to the women who had similar ideas and they decided at a meeting the founding of a Society for the Education of Women and shortly after held their first regular meeting. Their petition addressed to the Parliament bore nine hundred signatures. The society’s school opened in 1869 and progressed rapidly. The Hungarian women are grateful to Mrs. Veres that higher education was made available to them. Her industrious and blessed life was full of sacrifice in her service and struggle for higher education.