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Rosa Kamm , born Baumhauer (born July 26, 1907 in Schwäbisch Gmünd , † January 4, 1996 in Schorndorf ) was a German politician of the SPD .

Life and work

The daughter of a typesetter attended the secondary school for daughters and did her commercial apprenticeship at a silver goods factory in her native Schwäbisch Gmünd. In 1925 she married Gottlob Kamm , whom she met while doing sports. Gottlob was later also involved in politics, including as mayor of Schorndorf and state minister for political liberation. Through the marriage, Rosa Kamm came to Schorndorf, where the couple took over a sales stand at Schorndorf train station . With the beginning of the Second World War in 1939, Rosa Kamm had to give it up and took over a grocery store in Cannstatt . She was also a member of the Catholic church choir for many years.

Kamm and her husband had four children, two sons and two daughters. The oldest son, Bertold Kamm , later also went into politics. Rosa Kamm found her final resting place in the new Schorndorf cemetery.

politics

In her youth, Kamm was a member of the Falcons , later she joined the SPD. In 1946 she was elected chairman of the SPD local club Schorndorf. In 1947 she was appointed to the state constitutional assembly together with her husband . In the same year she moved into the Schorndorf City Council, of which she was a member until 1953 and again from 1975 to 1977. In addition, from 1973 to 1984 she was a member of the district council in the Rems-Murr district .

Social Commitment

Kamm's commitment was also diverse outside of politics. For a number of years she was chairman of the local workers' welfare association . In 1965 she founded the playground association, with the help of which the first children's playground in Schorndorf was built. At the sports club SKV Schorndorf (meanwhile in the SG Schorndorf ) she was the main cashier and executive chairwoman for a long time. In addition, she provided material support to the junior football teams there, and she founded the women's handball department. Kamm was also known as a “chauffeur”, she first drove her husband, who lost a leg in the war, and later also a junior soccer player and the disabled.

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literature

  • Ina Hochreuther: Women in Parliament. Southwest German parliamentarians from 1919 to today , Stuttgart 2012, ISBN 978-3-923476-16-9 , p. 113
personal data
SURNAME Comb, pink
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German politician (SPD)
DATE OF BIRTH July 26, 1907
PLACE OF BIRTH Schwäbisch Gmünd
DATE OF DEATH 4th January 1996
Place of death Schorndorf