Hedwig Dohm
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Marianne Adelaide Hedwig Dohm born Schlesinger
, later Schleh (September 20, 1831 - June 1, 1919) was a German
feminist, and author
. She was one of the first feminist thinkers to see gender roles as a result of socialization and not biological determinism.
to Jewish parents, as a daughter of (Henriette) Wilhelmine Jülich, née Beru
(lastname means a Jewish pedigree from Jülich
) and daughter(-in-law?) of a tobacco
-maker Gustav Adolph Schleh (originally Schlesinger
).
She became a wife of editor and actor (Friedrich Wilhelm) Ernst Dohm
, and had 5 children:
She became a grandmother of the musician Klaus Pringsheim, Sr.
and Katharina "Katia" Pringsheim, the wife of Thomas Mann
. She died in Berlin.
Schlesinger
Schlesinger is a German surname meaning "from Silesia" and may refer to:* Adam Schlesinger , American composer and musician* Adolf Martin Schlesinger , German founder of A.M. Schlesingers Musikhandlung...
, later Schleh (September 20, 1831 - June 1, 1919) was a German
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
feminist, and author
Author
An author is broadly defined as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created. Narrowly defined, an author is the originator of any written work.-Legal significance:...
. She was one of the first feminist thinkers to see gender roles as a result of socialization and not biological determinism.
Family
She was born in BerlinBerlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
to Jewish parents, as a daughter of (Henriette) Wilhelmine Jülich, née Beru
Beru
BERU Group is a listed public company since October 1997. The company is the leading manufacturer of diesel cold start systems with an estimated worldwide market share of 40% for glow plugs. In the field of ignition technology for petrol engines, BERU is one of the four major manufacturers in...
(lastname means a Jewish pedigree from Jülich
Jülich
Jülich is a town in the district of Düren, in the federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Jülich is well known as location of a world-famous research centre, the Forschungszentrum Jülich and as shortwave transmission site of Deutsche Welle...
) and daughter(-in-law?) of a tobacco
Tobacco
Tobacco is an agricultural product processed from the leaves of plants in the genus Nicotiana. It can be consumed, used as a pesticide and, in the form of nicotine tartrate, used in some medicines...
-maker Gustav Adolph Schleh (originally Schlesinger
Schlesinger
Schlesinger is a German surname meaning "from Silesia" and may refer to:* Adam Schlesinger , American composer and musician* Adolf Martin Schlesinger , German founder of A.M. Schlesingers Musikhandlung...
).
She became a wife of editor and actor (Friedrich Wilhelm) Ernst Dohm
Ernst Dohm
Friedrich Wilhelm Ernst Dohm, pseudonym is Karlchen Mießnick was a German editor, actor, and translator.He was Jewish and a convert to Christianity...
, and had 5 children:
- Hans Ernst Dohm (1854–1866)
- (Gertrud) Hedwig (Anna) Dohm(Pringsheim) (1855–1942)
- Ida Marie Elisabeth Dohm (1856-?)
- Marie Pauline Adelheid Dohm (1858-?)
- Eva Dohm (1860-?)
She became a grandmother of the musician Klaus Pringsheim, Sr.
Klaus Pringsheim, Sr.
Klaus Pringsheim Sr. was a German-born composer, conductor, music-educator, and the twin brother of Katharina "Katia" Pringsheim, who married Thomas Mann in 1905. Pringsheim was the son of mathematician and artist Alfred Pringsheim and his wife Hedwig Dohm Pringsheim, who was an actress in Berlin...
and Katharina "Katia" Pringsheim, the wife of Thomas Mann
Thomas Mann
Thomas Mann was a German novelist, short story writer, social critic, philanthropist, essayist, and 1929 Nobel Prize laureate, known for his series of highly symbolic and ironic epic novels and novellas, noted for their insight into the psychology of the artist and the intellectual...
. She died in Berlin.
Literary works
- Was die Pastoren von den Frauen denken, 1872
- Der JesuitismJesuitismJesuitism is a label given to particular casuistic approach to moral questions and problems often described by the adjective jesuitical, so called because it was promoted by some Jesuits of the 17th century rather than being the beliefs of the Society of Jesus as a religious order...
us im Hausstande, 1873 - Die wissenschaftliche Emanzipation der Frau, 1874
- Der Frauen Natur und Recht, 1876
- Die Antifeministen. Ein Buch der Verteidigung, 1902
- Die MütterMutterMutter is the third album by German Neue Deutsche Härte band Rammstein. It was released on 2 April 2001 through Motor Music.-Track listing:All tracks written by Rammstein.# "Mein Herz brennt" – 4:39...
. Ein Beitrag zur Erziehungsfrage, 1903 - Der Mißbrauch des Todes, 1915
- Die große Fotze und andere Kriegserfahrungen, 1920
Literature
- Werde die du bist. Wie Frauen werden, 2 novels 1894
- Sibilla Dalmar, 1896
- Schicksale einer Seele, 1899
- Christa Ruland, 1902
Literary references
- Nikola Müller und Isabel Rohner (Hg.): Hedwig Dohm - Ausgewählte Texte. Berlin: trafo Verlag, 2006. ISBN 3-89626-559-8
External links
- Eine Homepage rund um Hedwig Dohm
- Dohms Werke beim Projekt Gutenberg
- Biografie in der Berlinischen Monatsschrift
- http://www.hedwigdohm.de/text1.htmSatirische Auseinandersetzung mit Georg GroddeckGeorg GroddeckGeorg Groddeck was a physician and writer regarded as a pioneer of psychosomatic medicine.-Method:...
s These, dass Frauen keine Persönlichkeit hätten] - GHDI - Document at germanhistorydocs.ghi-dc.org Hedwig Dohm's Essay "What the Pastors Think of Women" (1872)
- GHDI - Document at germanhistorydocs.ghi-dc.org Hedwig Dohm's Essay, "Women's Right to Vote" (1876)