Elisabeth Röhl
| Elisabeth Röhl | |
|---|---|
| Born |
August 22, 1888 Landsberg an der Warthe, Brandenburg, Germany (In Poland since 1945) |
| Died | September 21, 1930 (aged 42) Cologne |
| Nationality | German |
| Occupation | Politician (SPD) |
| Spouse(s) | _____ Röhl (1907) (1922) |
Elisabeth Röhl; née Elisabeth Gohlke (born Landsberg an der Warthe 22 August 1888: died Düsseldorf 21 September 1930) was a German politician who unusually (at the time) was also a woman.
Her second marriage was to the fellow politician , as a result of which sources after 1922 generally identify her as Elisabeth Kirschmann-Röhl.
Elisabeth Röhl was the daughter of a carpenter called Theodor Gohlke and his wife Henriette. Her elder sister was Marie Juchacz. Their childhood was marked by rural poverty.
After successful completion of her education at the local school Röhl undertook an apprenticeship in dressmaking. She was active in the Association of Tailors and Dressmakers. During the First World War, Elisabeth Röhl worked, together with , Else Meerfeld and her sister, Marie Juchacz, with the "Home Work Centre" (Heimarbeitszentrale). This involved setting up sewing centres to give women the opportunity to work from home, along with other support for war widows and orphans. She was also a member of the so-called Food Commission (Lebensmittelkommission) which set up and operated soup kitchens.
On 6 February 1919 Elisabeth Röhl and her sister were two of the 37 women to the Weimar National Assembly. The national election, which had taken place on 19 January 1919 had been the first in Germany in which women had been entitled to vote. On 16 July 1919 she spoke in the National assembly to demand the of the status and rights of illegitimate with those of legitimate children, and equivalent demands in respect of unmarried and married mothers.
Unlike her sister, Elisabeth was not re-elected to what had now become the Reichstag at the next election, in June 1920. Between 1921 and her death she sat as a of the Prussian Landtag (regional parliament).
Elisabeth Röhl was twice married and had a son by her first marriage. She married secondly, in 1922, who was a member of the national Reichstag between 1924 and 1933.
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