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Mileva Marić
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Albert Einstein's first wife. She was a physicist in her own right, who contributed largely to his early work, until he paid her off so that he could marry his first cousin without trouble.
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Zelda Fitzgerald
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Scott Fitzgerald's writing partner arguably? A writer, socialite, artist who had a famously volatile marriage that intertwined with his work— and hers but that's not documented, of course.
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June Carter Cash
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We shouldn't even have to explain this one. An icon, and the most patient woman in the world.
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Sophia Tolstoya
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Leo Tolstoy — Sophia married one of history’s most important novelists, sure. But guess who copied, edited, managed, and preserved enormous amounts of his work EVEN while their marriage was deteriorating? Yep
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Clara Shumann
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Robert Schumann's legendary wife. She was a brilliant pianist and composer whose career was constrained by marriage, motherhood, and got stuck taking care of her husband when he got sick. Of course.
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Emilie du Châtelet
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Voltaire's long term romantic partner. She was a major mathematician and physicist independently. She absolutely influenced Voltaire’s intellectual and prolific status more than we will ever know.
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