Henriette Fürth, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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German sociologist
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Place of Birth: Gießen, Hesse, Germany
About Henriette Fürth
- Henriette Fürth (born Henriette Katzenstein, 15 August 1861 - 1 June 1938) was a German sociologist, women's rights activist, author-journalist and poet.After the ban on female participation in political organisation was revoked in 1908 she involved herself in politics in the Frankfurt region (SPD).
- Though described in one source as "not a believing Jew", it is apparent from sources that Henriette Fürth's Jewish provenance was hugely important to her throughout her life.
- She died in 1938, before the full horrors of the Shoah unfolded.
- Two of her daughters died in concentration camps, however.
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