Alexandrine Hegemann
Alexandrine Hegemann (born November 17, 1877 in Münster , † February 2, 1926 in Freiburg ) was a pioneer of social work in Germany.
Life
Alexandrine Hegemann, called Alexe, was born the fourth child. Her father was a liqueur and vinegar manufacturer. After finishing school in Münster, she went to England to complete her degree. Until she was 29, she ran the household, which became motherless at an early age, and was also involved in several different charitable associations.
In 1912 she completed her training as a teacher, but only works as a teacher for a short time. In 1913, Alexandrine Hegemann passed her exam to become a kindergarten teacher in the Pestalozzi-Froebel-Haus in Berlin . She then worked for a few weeks as a kindergarten teacher in Saarbrücken and Bad Kreuznach. Then she moved to Freiburg im Breisgau and built the Catholic kindergarten teacher = seminar there, which she led until 1919. The seminar offered two courses, with different training duration and admission requirements : A. Course for kindergarten teachers (duration: 1 1/2 years; condition: successful attendance at the 10-grade secondary girls' school, for female trainees over the age of 16). B. Course for Fröbel nannies (duration: 1 year; condition: successful attendance at elementary school) .
From 1916 she was chairwoman of the Central Association of Catholic Children's Institutions in Germany . Together with Johanna Huber , she founded the children's home magazine in 1918 , which still exists today as the world of children .
As chairman of the Central Association of Catholic Children's Institutions in Germany , she campaigned for the retraining of the many untrained Catholic educational nurses and was responsible for the publication of a curriculum for sister seminars in which Catholic women religious and educators outside of school are trained .
In 1923 Alexandrine Hegemann and Maria Kiene founded a working group of Catholic youth leaders, kindergarten teachers and after-school care workers with 15 youth leaders.
Alexandrine Hegemann died in Freiburg on February 2, 1926 as a result of a long-term illness.
Awards
Others
In Recklinghausen a school was named after Alexandrine Hegemann, the Alexandrine Hegemann vocational college .
In the municipality of Beelen , she is the namesake of the Alexe Hegemann day care center.
literature
- Manfred Berger : Alexandrine Hegemann. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 21, Bautz, Nordhausen 2003, ISBN 3-88309-110-3 , Sp. 620-629.
- Manfred Berger: Women in the history of kindergarten. A manual. Frankfurt am Main 1995, pp. 80-84.
Web links
- Alexandrine Hegemann's biography on ah-bk.de
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hegemann, Alexandrine |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German social worker |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 17, 1877 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Muenster |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 2, 1926 |
| Place of death | Freiburg |