Abstract
Abstract
The article uses the method of the historical narrative. The main characteristics and stages in the development of the University of Sofia are sketched. The article focuses on this university because it is the oldest and until recently the biggest in the country, and the participation and inclusion of female scholars is best seen here. Abundant information is provided on the number of women studying and teaching in this university since its establishment and, in the last three decades, elsewhere. The tendencies are positive: more women intellectuals are participating in academic and cultural life, and they are employed and supported at many more institutions than during the previous century.