Hedwig von Alten
Hedwig von Alten (born March 24, 1847 in Harzburg , † August 25, 1922 in Munich ) was a German writer and women's rights activist . She published some of her works anonymously.
Life
As a member of the von Alten family , an old noble family from Lower Saxony, she received a good education, but soon turned to social studies. In her works she primarily campaigned for the emancipation of women and was involved in the women's movement, among other things with lectures. The speech Female Honor , which she gave to the General German Women's Association in Dresden , was published in 1892. For emancipatory magazines such as The Right of Women: Organ for the Modern Women's Movement , New Women's Life or Der Lehrerinnen-Wart (from 1894 Women's Life: Sheets to represent women's interests ), von Alten wrote articles. At her suggestion, the first legal protection offices for poor women were founded in Austria in 1895. The General Austrian Women's Association made her an honorary member.
Works
- Two stories from full life (content: the nude model , Morgenrot ; 1886)
- New stories from full life (content: The fun of the world , A sacred story in letters , Fanny, the philosopher , Das Hexen-Lenchen ; 1888)
- The murderer (novel, 1889)
- Female Honor (Lecture, 1892)
- Roma (poems, 1902)
literature
- Alten, Miss Hedwig v. . In: Sophie Pataky (Hrsg.): Lexicon of German women of the pen . Volume 1. Verlag Carl Pataky, Berlin 1898, p. 8 ( digitized version ).
- Franz Brümmer : Lexicon of German poets and prose writers from the beginning of the 19th century to the present . Volume 1. Brockhaus, Leipzig 1913, p. 52.
Web links
- Hedwig von Alten in the database Women in Motion 1848–1938 of the Austrian National Library
Individual evidence
- ↑ Cf. ARIADNE 1895 ( Memento of the original dated December 27, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Irma von Troll-Borostyani: The equality of the sexes and the reform of the youth education . E. Reinhardt, 1913, p. III.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Alten, Hedwig von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German writer and women's rights activist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 24, 1847 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bad Harzburg |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 25, 1922 |
| Place of death | Munich |