Bertha Pappenheim
Bertha Pappenheim | |
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Pappenheim in 1882 | |
| Born | 27 February 1859 |
| Died | 28 May 1936 (aged 77) |
| Nationality | German, of Austrian descent |
| Other names | Anna O., Paul Berthold |
| Occupation(s) | Social worker and president of the Jüdischer Frauenbund |
| Known for | Jüdischer Frauenbund, early case of Josef Breuer |
Bertha Pappenheim (27 February 1859 – 28 May 1936) was an Austrian-Jewish feminist, a social pioneer, and the founder of the Jewish Women's Association (Jüdischer Frauenbund). Under the pseudonym Anna O., she was also one of Josef Breuer's best-documented patients because of Sigmund Freud's writing on Breuer's case.