Helene Sommer
Helene Sommer (born September 2, 1893 in Bremen , † December 9, 1988 in Bremen- Schwachhausen ) was a German politician ( CDU ) and a member of the Bremen citizenship .
biography
Family, volunteering
Sommer was the daughter of Carl Erling, owner of the Rolandmühle and other mills, and Josepha Erling from Haselünne from the Berentzen grain distillery family . In 1910 the mother co-founded the Bremen branch of the Catholic Welfare Association for Girls, Women and Children , of which the daughter later became a member.
Sommer graduated from the Lyceum and the women's school of the Women's Employment and Training Association .
She married the lawyer Dr. Joseph Sommer; the couple had a daughter.
In 1928 the family made a significant contribution to the acquisition of a dormitory for the Catholic welfare association, which is located in Kohlhökerstr. 22 was built for girls at risk. As early as 1922, the association had set up a transition home for girls released from prison. As the successor to Annemarie Hinsch (1926 to 1932), Sommer was chairwoman of the association from 1932 to 1951, which at that time had 1,175 people (renamed Social Services for Catholic Women from 1968 ); she was followed by Grete Erling (1951 to 1962). In 1933 the association had considerable difficulties with the Nazis . Sommer opposed the relocation of disabled people. Since she was helping Jews, she was repeatedly interrogated and reprimanded by the Gestapo in Bremen.
politics
Sommer became a member of the CDU in 1946 and was active in the women's committee. From 1952 she was a member of the board of the CDU Bremen .
From 1947 to 1951 and from 1955 to 1959 she was a member of the Bremen citizenship for eight years and worked in various deputations of the citizenship. The main focus of her parliamentary work was the social policy area.
Honors
- Pontifical Cross of Honor Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice (1960)
Literature, sources
- Edith Laudowicz : Sommer, Helene, b. Erling . In: Frauen Geschichte (n) , Bremer Frauenmuseum (ed.). Edition Falkenberg, Bremen 2016, ISBN 978-3-95494-095-0 .
- Norbert Korfmacher: Directory of members of the Bremen citizenship 1946 to 1996 (= local politics. Volume 1). LIT, Münster 1997, ISBN 3-8258-3212-0 .
- Entry in the Bremen Women's Museum
Individual evidence
- ^ Wilhelm Tacke: History of the Social Service of Catholic Women, Local Association Bremen , Bremen 2000.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Summer, Helene |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German politician (CDU), Member of the Bundestag |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 2, 1893 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bremen |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 9, 1988 |
| Place of death | Bremen |