Helene Stöcker
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Helene Stöcker (born 13 November 1869 in Wuppertal; died 24 February 1943 in New York) was a German feminist, pacifist and publicist. In 1903, she founded the "Bund für Mutterschutz und Sexualreform" for protection of unmarried mothers and their children. Her liberal stances on sexuality (particularly homosexuality) was considered too radical for many people in her time.
During World War I and the Weimar period, Stöcker's interest shifted to activities in the peace movement. In 1921 in Bilthoven, together with Kees Boeke und Wilfred Wellock, she founded the "Internationale der Kriegsdienstgegner", an international union of pacifists.
When the Nazis came to power in Germany, Stöcker flew via Switzerland and Sweden to the United States, where she died of cancer in 1943.
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[edit] Published works
[edit] Books
- 1906 - Die Liebe und die Frauen. Ein Manifest der Emanzipation von Frau und Mann im deutschen Kaiserreich.
- 1928 - Verkünder und Verwirklicher. Beiträge zum Gewaltproblem.
[edit] Papers
- Frauen-Rundschau, 1903-1922
- Mutterschutz, newsletter of the Bundes für Mutterschutz, published from 1905 to ?
- Die Neue Generation, 1903-1933
[edit] References
- Christl Wickert: Helene Stöcker 1869 - 1943. Frauenrechtlerin, Sexualreformerin und Pazifistin. Dietz Verlag, Bonn, 1991. ISBN 3801201678
- Gudrun Hamelmann: Helene Stöcker, der 'Bund für Mutterschutz' und 'Die Neue Generation'. Haag Verlag, Frankfurt am Main, 1998. ISBN 389228945X
- Rolf von Bockel: Philosophin einer "neuen Ethik": Helene Stöcker (1869-1943). 1991. ISBN 3928770470
- Annegret Stopczyk-Pfundstein: Philosophin der Liebe. Helene Stöcker. BoD Norderstedt, 2003. ISBN 3831142122
