Marie Juchacz
Marie Juchacz | |
|---|---|
Juchacz c. 1919 | |
| Chairwoman of the Workers' Welfare Committee | |
| In office December 1919 – March 1933 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Robert Görlinger |
| Member of the Reichstag for Potsdam I | |
| In office 6 February 1919 – 22 June 1933 | |
| Preceded by | Multi-member constituency |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Marie Gohlke 15 March 1879 Landsberg an der Warthe, Province of Brandenburg, German Empire (In Poland since 1945) |
| Died | 28 January 1956 (aged 76) Düsseldorf, West Germany |
| Nationality | German |
| Political party | SPD |
| Spouse |
Bernhard Juchacz
(m. 1903; div. 1906) |
| Children |
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| Relatives | Elisabeth Röhl (sister) |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Known for | Pioneer in the fields of women's rights and welfare |
Marie Juchacz (German pronunciation: [maˈʁiː ˈjʊxatʃ]; née Marie Gohlke; born Landsberg an der Warthe, 15 March 1879; died Düsseldorf, 28 January 1956) was a German politician, social reformer and women's rights activist. She served as a member of the Reichstag from 1919 to 1933 and founded the Workers' Welfare Committee, serving as its chairwoman from 1919 to 1933.
She joined the Social Democratic Party (SPD) in 1908, more than ten years before women acquired the right to vote, and pursued a career that included politics, becoming, in 1919, the first female Reichstag member to address a German parliament.