Professional translation services have always been a necessity since humans developed multiple languages in order to bridge the linguistic gaps between societies. This Women’s History Month, let’s take a look at many of the talented women who served as translators and interpreters throughout history.
Catherine Parr And Professional Translation Services
Catherine Parr was the Queen of England in the 1500s and was married to Henry VIII. She was an extremely well-educated woman who was also the first woman in English history to publish a book using her real name. She also provided professional human translation services by translating religious documents from various Romance languages such as Latin Spanish, Italian and French.
Anne Dacier And Professional Translation Services
We all are familiar with the literary classics The Iliad and The Odyssey. But, the reason these classics were able to spread globally was partly due to Anne Dacier, as she helped spread these texts into the French world. Anne was a native French speaker who learned Latin and Ancient Greek and later went on to become a Greek-to-French translator. In addition to her on site interpreting services, she provided professional translations of The Iliad and The Odyssey from Ancient Greek, allowing these classics to spread throughout Europe.
Sacagawea And Professional Translation Services
Sacajawea is a widely-known native American interpreter who became a suffragist symbol in the early 20th century. She traveled with Lewis and Clark and provided French translation for their expedition and for various Native American tribes.
Grace Bagnato And Her Life In Translation
Grace was the first female court interpreter in Canada. She was born in Pennsylvania and later moved to Toronto with her Italian parents. Later in life, Grace not only learned her parents’ mother tongue, Italian; she also learned other immigrant languages such as German, Ukrainian, Yiddish, and Polish. She did this to provide foreign language translation services for all the newcomers in Canada.
Banafshesh Keynoush And Her Life In Translation
Bansfshesh is extremely impressive, providing simultaneous interpretation for 4 Iranian presidents. However, before this, she earned her Bachelors and Masters in English and went on to teach herself interpreting by listening to the BBC. She did this because there was no program in Iran at the time to study language interpretation services. She is now an independent consultant who advises various international organizations such as the United Nations and the World Bank.
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