She was highly educated , as was typical for young women of higher social status during the Biedermeyer period .
She was born Mathilde Franziska Giesler in Hiddinghausen , Westphalia , the oldest of twelve children .
Mathilde Franziska Giesler was highly educated , as was typical for young women of higher social status during the Biedermeyer period .
She was born Mathilde Franziska Giesler in Hiddinghausen , Westphalia , the oldest of twelve children .