German Association of Female Citizens
The German Association of Female Citizens (German: Deutscher Staatsbürgerinnen-Verband) is the oldest German women's rights organisation, founded on 18 October 1865 by Louise Otto-Peters and Auguste Schmidt in Leipzig. The first SPD chairman August Bebel was also present when the association was founded. It was originally named the General German Women's Association (German: Allgemeiner Deutscher Frauenverein), and adopted its current name in 1918. The German Association of Female Citizens is affiliated with the International Alliance of Women.[1][2]