Maria Hessberger
Maria Heßberger , also Hessberger (born Bertha or Berta ; * July 10, 1870 in Fulda ; † May 28, 1944 ibid) was a German politician ( center ).
Life
Maria Heßberger was born as the daughter of a wax manufacturer. After attending secondary girls' school, she married and moved to Berlin , where she was involved in the Catholic women's movement. In 1909 she was one of the founding members of the Berlin State Association of the Catholic German Women's Association (KDFB) and was elected its chairman. She was also deputy chairwoman of the KDFB central board. While working as an association functionary, she opened a women's social school in Berlin in 1917 . After the death of Hedwig Dransfeld in 1925, she took over the chairmanship of the working committee " Women's Peace Church ". In 1932 she was involved in the planning and construction of the Frauenbundhaus in Berlin.
Heßberger joined the Center Party and was a member of the Prussian State Constitutional Assembly from 1919 to 1921 . She was then elected as a member of the Prussian state parliament, to which she belonged without interruption until 1932.
Maria Heßberger was married to the Berlin civil servant Karl Heßberger and had a daughter. The Hessian industrialist Ludwig Bellinger was her son-in-law.
literature
- Margarete Ehlert : Maria Heßberger. The essence and work of a Catholic woman. More, Berlin 1949.
- Elisabeth Prégardier , Anne Mohr: Politics as a task. Engagement of Christian women in the Weimar Republic. Plöger, Annweiler 1990. p. 432.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Women's biographies. www.edith-stein-medien.de, accessed on April 23, 2015 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hessberger, Maria |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hessberger, Maria (different spelling); Bertha, Maria (maiden name); Berta, Maria (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German politician (center), MdL |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 10, 1870 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Fulda |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 28, 1944 |
| Place of death | Fulda |