Women of the Rothschild dynasty
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Miriam Rothschild, a Polymap and a Renaissance Woman
Miriam rothschild was committed to and the treatment of mental health. Her sister liberty suffered from terrible schitzophrenia. She took her sister out of the sanatorium, out of the psychiatric homes. And not only did she care for her sister, but miriam set up a research fund which really looked into the best ways to treat mental illness. Also helped contribute to the wolfenden report, in which homosexuality was decriminalized. The interesting thing about the sisters is their passion for life. Their passion, miriam's passion for science, and nika's passion for jaforjas were both derived from their father, charles nika.
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