She Cataloged Mohács's Dead and Got Erased
Early Modern Europe

She Cataloged Mohács's Dead and Got Erased

A Hungarian needlewoman spent years cataloguing Ottoman battlefield corpses and became the first person in history to conduct a systematic military mortality study—then her conclusions got her quietly erased.

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HungaryOttoman Empire16th CenturyBattle of MohácsMilitary HistoryForgotten FiguresWomen in HistoryData and Record Keeping

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