A Defiant Path in Bremen Bremen, 1867. The city is a place of shifting tides, where the expansion of industry and the flow of trade through the local ports bring both wealth and upheaval to the landscape. Anna Feldhusen enters this world as the daughter of Johann Philipp Feldhusen, a merchant. While the social expectations for women of her class lean toward domestic management and marriage, Anna looks elsewhere. She carries a personal motto that functions as a quiet rebellion: "Allein, ich will..."—Alone, I want. The path leads away from the comforts of a merchant's daughter to the studios of…