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Which answer matches this clue: the Venetian noblewoman who in 1678 became the first woman in the world to earn a university doctorate?

Answer: Elena Cornaro Piscopia — Elena Cornaro Piscopia received a doctorate in philosophy from the University of Padua after being denied a theology degree because of her sex.

Elena Cornaro Piscopia received a doctorate in philosophy from the University of Padua after being denied a theology degree because of her sex.

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