Life Elisabeth Hattemer

1 life

1.1 provenance , years
1.2 politics
1.3 beyond politics

life
provenance , years

elisabeth hemmes born in bensheim, prosperous mid-sized town located halfway between darmstadt , mannheim. wilhelm hemmes (de) (1840-1925), father, teacher later achieved notability director of royal deaf-mute institute ( bensheimer großherzoglichen taubstummenanstalt ) , author of pioneering six-year teaching programme deaf-mute. despite father s pedagogic career, when daughter became teacher, did in teeth of father s opposition. taught english , french @ secondary schools in vallendar , cologne.

when 28 else hemmes married karl hattemer (1869–1913), 1 year senior and, her, secondary school teacher. family came, originally, gau-algesheim (near mainz). time of husband s relatively death marriage have produced 4 recorded children. in 1901 couple relocated darmstadt karl hattemer taught @ neue gymnasium (secondary school - subsequently subsumed ludwig-georg gymnasium . after widowed, in 1913, elisabeth hattemer increased involvement in social , political matters. commitments included work city poverty , welfare operation ( städtische armen- und fürsorgedeputation ), darmstadt catholic girls protection league ( katholischer mädchenschutzverein darmstadt ) , in catholic women s association .

politics

elisabeth hattemer member of centre party (hessen). military defeat in 1918 had been followed wave of revolutions across country during 1918/19. grand duke, after refusing abdicate, had been forced throne, , 1919 grand duchy of hesse had become people s state of hesse (volksstaat hessen). old bicameral legislature had been replaced unicameral landtag , franchise broader , voting systems more direct before. following first election, held on 26 january 1919, centre party vote share entitled 13 of 70 seats. there few women. however, elisabeth hattemer elected assembly, after continued elected in successive elections , including 1932 election. 1 of 5 members record of continuity. during weimar years 1 of twelve female members in chamber, , woman sitting member centre party. particular focus on girls education , social welfare, backing measures designed socially disadvantaged.

beyond politics

a record darmstadt branch of caritas (catholic charity organisation) records march 1925 centre party landtag member, mrs elizabeth hattemer, head of caritas secretariat set up, initially, on land belonging priory of st. ludwig, (and relocated address along hügelstraße in 1926). continued play prominent co-ordination role within city s caritas organisation many years, although in 1937 leadership function taken on valentin degen. later became member of caritas board diocese. focus of work darmstadt regional theatre, of member of supervisory board ( verwaltungsbeirat ), , @ time enjoying strong reputation both staging classical productions , modern pieces confronted contemporary morality , preconceptions.

till 1939, when moved house, elisabeth hattemer living @ address in hermann street ( hermannstraße 43 ) accommodated darmstadt caritas secretariat, children s welfare office of darmstadt branch of catholic women s association, , children s day-care center. shortly before outbreak of war nazi authorities, nurtured suspicions of community involvement proxies roman catholic church, closed down day-care center. few years later, failed assassination attempt against hitler in july 1944 failed in primary objective, highly effective in unnerving government, promptly dusted down long list of people had been politically active non-nazis before 1933. turned out many names on list belonged people had fled abroad or died. nevertheless, on night of 22/23 august mass arrests took place across germany. elisabeth hattemer s name on list , attempt made arrest her. however, possibly aware of happen, had taken opportunity move live son in nearby viernheim, sufficient preserve arrest. after war ended, in 1945, continued support son youth work, , renewed involvement catholic women s association.