Marie Böckel-Grosch
Marie Böckel-Grosch (* December 2, 1900 as Marie Grosch in Wörrstadt , † December 3, 1988 in Mainz ) was a German lawyer and local politician .
Marie Grosch studied law in Munich, Frankfurt am Main and Giessen. In 1930 she was admitted to the bar and settled in Mainz as a lawyer. As a lawyer, she mainly worked in family law. In 1931 she married the lawyer Hermann Böckel, with whom she had two children, and since then has had the double name Böckel-Grosch.
Until 1933 Böckel-Grosch was involved in the liberal German State Party . After the Second World War she took part in the establishment of the Free Democratic Party (FDP) in Mainz. From 1960 to 1969 she was a member of the Mainz city council for the FDP. As a lawyer and politician, Böckel-Grosch campaigned for a reform of marriage law and for the improvement of the legal situation of women. In addition, she worked for the German Women's Ring and for Pro Familia .
In 1965 Böckel-Grosch was awarded the Federal Cross of Merit, First Class . In 1969 she was appointed judiciary . In 1970 she received the Roman Imperial Medallion of the City of Mainz , and in 1975 the Ring of Honor of the City of Mainz.
Marie Böckel-Grosch and her husband Hermann Böckel are buried in the main cemetery in Mainz not far from the old crematorium.
literature
- City of Mainz (ed.): 90 years of women's suffrage - women in the Mainz city council . Booklet accompanying the exhibition. Mainz 2009, p. 30 ( mainz.de [PDF; 3.4 MB ]).
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| SURNAME | Böckel-Grosch, Marie |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Grosch, Marie (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German lawyer and local politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 2, 1900 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Wörrstadt |
| DATE OF DEATH | 3rd December 1988 |
| Place of death | Mainz |