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handwriting.digital update #2 -
Voting Season — November 2025
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Dear reader reader,
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It's voting season in the handwriting font library - every year, the members of the library get to decide which handwriting will be digitized next.
The final day to cast your vote was Friday, October 31, but we decided to keep the polls open until November 30. Below are some of the enlisted candidates so far, along with samples of their penmanship.
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As a member, you have two votes! and you can suggest candidates. The sooner you get your favorite historic figures into the race, the more likely others will join your ticket. Feel free to leave a comment explaining why you believe your champion should run.
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Voting is currently restricted to paying members, including those with a Regular Library Card, Supporter Tier, Patron Tier, or Commercial Tier.
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Candidate #1
Marie Curie
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Maria Salomea Skłodowska-Curie was a physicist and chemist who conducted pioneering research on radioactivity.
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She was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize, the first person to win a Nobel Prize twice, and the only person to win a Nobel Prize in two scientific fields.
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Candidate #2
Ada Lovelace
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Ada Lovelace was an English mathematician known for her work on Charles Babbage's proposed mechanical general-purpose computer. She was the first to recognise that the machine had applications beyond pure calculation and is considered to be the first computer programmer.
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Candidate #3
Emily Brontë
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Emily Jane Brontë was an English writer best known for her 1847 novel, Wuthering Heights. Although Emily's work was not widely appreciated at the time of its publication, Wuthering Heights has subsequently become an English literary classic.
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Candidate #4
Friedrich Schiller
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Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller was a German playwright, poet, philosopher, and historian. Schiller is considered to be one of Germany's most important classical playwrights.
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Candidate #5
Madam C. J. Walker
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Madam C. J. Walker was an American entrepreneur, philanthropist, and political and social activist. Walker became the first female self-made millionaire in America.
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Candidate #6
Thomas Jefferson
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Thomas Jefferson was an American Founding Father and the third president of the United States. Jefferson was a leading proponent of democracy, republicanism, and natural rights, and he produced formative documents and decisions at the state, national, and international levels.
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Candidate #7
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe is widely regarded as the most influential writer in German. His work has had a wide-ranging influence on literary, political, and philosophical thought in the Western world from the late 18th century to the present.
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Current Polls
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Enjoy and stay tuned for more updates,
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In case you forgot your login data…
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Name: reader reader
Login Name: member
Email:
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More News
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Harald Geisler, Stiftstrasse 16, 60313 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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