Julie Heraeus

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Grave of Julie Heraeus in the old cemetery Offenbach

Julie Heraeus (born February 22, 1873 , † February 26, 1950 in Offenbach am Main ) was a Hessian politician ( German National People's Party ) and a member of the Landtag of the People's State of Hesse in the Weimar Republic .

Julie Heraeus was the daughter of the church council and dean Theodor Stamm and his wife Julie, née Esch. She attended the teachers 'seminar in Darmstadt and was a teacher at various schools from 1891, including the Offenbach girls' college. On April 16, 1903, she married Wilhelm Heraeus , who was also a teacher in Offenbach. As a married woman, she had to retire from the school service according to the laws of the time.

She got involved as a founding member of the Evangelical Women's Association in Offenbach and became its chairwoman in 1917. Because of her social commitment, she gained great recognition and was called "the mother of Offenbach". In 1932 she headed all women's aid associations and evangelical women's associations throughout Hesse.

She continued her commitment in politics, where she joined the German National People's Party. For this she was city councilor in Offenbach and from 1924 to 1931 member of the state parliament. This makes her one of only twelve female members of the Hessian state parliament during the Weimar Republic .

She is buried with her husband and daughter Anneliese in the old cemetery in Offenbach.

Julie-Heraeus-Strasse in Offenbach is named after her.

literature

  • Hans Georg Ruppel, Birgit Groß: Hessian MPs 1820–1933. Biographical evidence for the estates of the Grand Duchy of Hesse (2nd Chamber) and the Landtag of the People's State of Hesse (= Darmstädter Archivschriften. Vol. 5). Verlag des Historisches Verein für Hessen, Darmstadt 1980, ISBN 3-922316-14-X , p. 132.
  • Ingrid Langer : Twelve forgotten women - the female members of the parliament of the People's State of Hesse, their political work, their everyday life, their lives. Dipa-Verlag, Frankfurt am Main 1989, ISBN 978-3-7638-0451-1 .

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SURNAME Heraeus, Julie
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Tribe, julie
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Member of the State Parliament of Hessen (DNVP)
DATE OF BIRTH February 22, 1873
DATE OF DEATH February 26, 1950
Place of death Offenbach am Main