Maud von Ossietzky
Maud von Ossietzky | |
|---|---|
| Born | 12 December 1888 |
| Died | 12 May 1974 (aged 85) |
| Occupation(s) | suffragette, political activist |
| Spouse | Carl von Ossietzky (German) |
| Children | Rosalinde von Ossietzky-Palm |
Maud Hester von Ossietzky (née Lichfield-Woods; 12 December 1888, Hyderabad – 12 May 1974, Berlin) was a suffragette and the wife of German journalist and Nobel Peace Prize winner Carl von Ossietzky.
She was born in Hyderabad, India, to a British colonial officer and the descendant of an Indian princess. Despite her Indian heritage, she is almost always referred to as an "Englishwoman."
She was active in the British suffragette movement in her youth.