Eugenie von Soden

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Eugenie Henriette Caroline Anna Charlotte von Soden (born October 21, 1858 in Esslingen am Neckar , † March 19, 1930 in Baden-Baden ) was a German writer and an important representative of the civil women's rights movement in southwest Germany. She was a member of the board of the Württemberg Association for Women's Suffrage .

Live and act

Eugenie von Soden was the daughter of the Stuttgart-born lawyer Freiherr Theodor August von Soden and his wife Clementine Camerer, who had moved to Esslingen after their return from Cincinnati ( Ohio ), where they opened a private girls' school with boarding school at 18 Fabrikstrasse. Eugenie von Soden grew up here with five siblings, including the twin sister Frieda (1858–1929), and later worked in her parents' institute until it was closed after 35 years. She then moved to Cannstatt with her parents and looked after them until their death.

In 1905 she published the volume of poems Haidekraut , which she dedicated to her twin sister. Another book from this period was From My Portfolio . She also wrote essays for the Schwäbische Frauenzeitung and acted as editor of the three volumes of the women's book . These three volumes were published in 1913/1914 and were intended to give a “generally understandable introduction to all areas of contemporary women's life”.

Eugenie von Soden was active in numerous institutions of the women's movement . She was a member of the Württemberg Association for Women's Suffrage , the Association for Female Employees in Trade and Industry, and the women's reading group . In the association for female employees in trade and industry, she headed the commission for teaching, instruction and entertainment . She was also involved in founding the Stuttgart women's club .

The writer remained unmarried. She died in Baden-Baden in the spring of 1930 at the age of 71.

Honors

The Ministry of Social Affairs had a memorial plaque for Eugenie von Soden in Esslingen hung as part of a funding program . The Pro Alt Cannstatt association also had a memorial plaque put up for them on von Soden's former home at Daimlerstrasse 13 in Bad Cannstatt. This plaque is part of the historical path and was donated by the former member of the state parliament Inge Utzt .

family

The theologian Hermann von Soden , born in Cincinnati in 1852, was her brother. The politician Amélie von Soden (1869–1953), who was also engaged in women's politics, church and social affairs, was married to General Franz von Soden , a cousin of Eugenie von Soden's paternal side. It can be assumed that the two women were in family contact and exchanged views on political issues.

Web links

Wikisource: Eugenie von Soden  - Sources and full texts

literature

  • Irene Ferchl : "I feel the purest happiness floating away from poetry". Six women who write from three centuries. In: Irene Ferchl, Ute Harbusch, Thomas Scheuffelen (eds.): Literary traces in Esslingen. "That is a city". Bechtle, Esslingen 2003, ISBN 3-7628-0571-7 , pp. 123-135.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Historical table for a strong woman , Esslinger Zeitung, October 22, 2011, esslinger-zeitung.de, accessed on March 9, 2017.
  2. ↑ Funding program “Women's Memory Places”. ( Memento from March 6, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
personal data
SURNAME Soden, Eugenie von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Soden, Eugenie Henriette Caroline Anna Charlotte von (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German writer and women's rights activist
DATE OF BIRTH October 21, 1858
PLACE OF BIRTH Esslingen am Neckar
DATE OF DEATH March 19, 1930
Place of death Baden-Baden