Elisabeth Hattemer
Elisabeth (Else) Hattemer , b. Hemmes (born January 9, 1870 in Bensheim , † December 19, 1948 in Viernheim ) was a Hessian politician ( center ) and member of the Hessian state parliament .
origin
Else Hattemer was the daughter of the teacher and later director of the Bensheim Grand Ducal Deaf- Mute Institute Wilhelm Hemmes , who was born on March 14, 1840 in Gau-Algesheim , Rhineland-Hesse. submitted.
education and profession
After finishing school, Else Hattemer trained as a high school teacher and taught English and French in Vallendar and Cologne. She had four children with the high school professor Karl Hattemer (1869-1913), whose ancestors also came from Gau-Algesheim.
politics
Else Hattemer was a member of the Center Party of Hesse . In all 6 electoral periods from 1919 to 1933 she was elected member of the state parliament for the center. Besides her, only 4 other MPs could demonstrate this continuity of parliamentary work. She was the only female member of the center and only one of 12 female members in the Hessian state parliament of the Weimar Republic .
Her subjects in the state parliament were women's and cultural policy. She was a member of the administrative board of the Landestheater. In women's politics, she was committed to girls' education and social welfare.
Other offices
As a staunch Catholic, Else Hattemer was involved in the Catholic women's association and social work. She held various functions in the Catholic Women's Association and was head of Caritas in Darmstadt and a member of the Diocesan Caritas Board.
literature
- Ingrid Langer : Twelve forgotten women. The female representatives in the parliament of the People's State of Hesse, their political work - their everyday life - their life , Frankfurt 1989, ISBN 3-7638-0451-X .
- Birgit Sack: Between religious ties and modern society. Catholic women's movement and political culture in the Weimar Republic (1918 / 19-1933) , Waxmann, Münster, New York, Munich, Berlin 1998
Web links
- Hattemer, Elisabeth. Hessian biography. (As of January 9, 2020). In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Birgit Sack: Between religious ties and modern society, p. 101.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hattemer, Elisabeth |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hattemer, Else; Hemmes, Elisabeth (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German politician (center) and member of the Hessian state parliament |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 9, 1870 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bensheim |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 19, 1948 |
| Place of death | Viernheim |