Emilie Hopmann

Emilie Hopmann (born February 24, 1845 in Neuwied ; † August 12, 1926 in Cologne ) was the founding chairwoman of the Catholic Women's Association (KFB).

Hopmann attended the higher girls' school in Cologne. She was the mother of eight children and the wife of the doctor and privy councilor Dr. med. Karl Hopmann from Cologne. She was chairman of the KFB between 1903 and 1912. In 1910 she received the gold medal Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice from Pope Pius X. In 1912 she was elected honorary president of the women's association.

Individual evidence

^ Birgit Sack: Between religious ties and modern society . Waxmann Verlag, ISBN 978-3-8309-5593-1 ( google.de [accessed on July 28, 2018]).
↑ ^a ^b Gisela Breuer: Women's movement in Catholicism: the Catholic Women's Association 1903–1918 . Campus Verlag, 1998, ISBN 978-3-593-35886-4 ( google.de [accessed on July 28, 2018]).
^ Contemporary history - Edith Stein media. Retrieved July 28, 2018 .

personal data
SURNAME	Hopmann, Emilie
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Founding chairwoman of the Catholic Women's Association (KFB)
DATE OF BIRTH	February 24, 1845
PLACE OF BIRTH	Neuwied
DATE OF DEATH	August 12, 1926
Place of death	Cologne

[1] Birgit Sack: Between religious ties and modern society . Waxmann Verlag, ISBN 978-3-8309-5593-1 ( google.de [accessed on July 28, 2018]).

[Breuer_Campus_Verlag_1998-2] Gisela Breuer: Women's movement in Catholicism: the Catholic Women's Association 1903–1918 . Campus Verlag, 1998, ISBN 978-3-593-35886-4 ( google.de [accessed on July 28, 2018]).

[3] Contemporary history - Edith Stein media. Retrieved July 28, 2018 .