Karoline Balser

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Karoline Balser née Schmierer (born July 7, 1873 in Goddelau ; † March 23, 1928 in Darmstadt ) was a liberal politician ( DDP ), member of the state parliament of the State of Hesse and women's rights activist .

Karoline (called Lina) Balser was the daughter of the accountant Gottlieb Schmierer and his wife Berta nee Ebel. She was married to Gustav Balser, the State Councilor in the Hessian Ministry of Finance .

Karoline Balser was a city councilor in Darmstadt and from 1919 to 1927 she was a member of the state parliament of the DDP parliamentary group for four electoral terms. As one of only 12 women in the state parliament, she campaigned for women's rights.

Even as a housewife, she demanded the education of girls and women, the admission of women to higher judicial and civil servant positions and in the police force. She was committed to the use of female teachers in managerial positions as well as female teachers in boys' schools.

Honors

In Darmstadt-Arheilgen the Karoline-Balser-Weg is named after her.

literature

  • 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 . Frankfurt 1989. ISBN 3-7638-0451-X , pp. 239-269.
  • 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. 58.
  • Klaus-Dieter Rack, Bernd Vielsmeier: Hessian MPs 1820–1933. Biographical evidence for the first and second chambers of the state estates of the Grand Duchy of Hesse 1820–1918 and the state parliament of the People's State of Hesse 1919–1933 (= Political and parliamentary history of the State of Hesse. Vol. 19 = Work of the Hessian Historical Commission. NF Vol. 29) . Hessian Historical Commission, Darmstadt 2008, ISBN 978-3-88443-052-1 , p. 137.
  • Jochen Lengemann : MdL Hessen. 1808-1996. Biographical index (= political and parliamentary history of the state of Hesse. Vol. 14 = publications of the Historical Commission for Hesse. Vol. 48, 7). Elwert, Marburg 1996, ISBN 3-7708-1071-6 , p. 60.

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Remarks

  1. ↑ Ruppel / Large enter as the birthplace Hofheim at
personal data
SURNAME Balser, Karoline
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Balser, Lina
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German politician and member of the Hessian state parliament
DATE OF BIRTH July 7, 1873
PLACE OF BIRTH Goddelau
DATE OF DEATH March 23, 1928
Place of death Darmstadt , Hesse