Elise Dosenheimer
/Overview
Elise Dosenheimer born Ungstein, Bavarian Palatinate, Germany November 22, 1868. (d. 1957). Scholar of German literature. Pacifist friend of WILPF leaders; advocate of women’s contribution to peace. Lecturer at first WILPF peace summer school Vienna, 1920; delegate to WILPF conference, Vienna, 1921. Deported to French concentration camp, from which she was rescued by US WILPF.
Quotations
On equality for women: "[It is] an attempt with the help of women to work for the political, moral and social peace in the world." (quote and photo Maya Linthe, Bücherfrauenblog, Nov. 18, 2014)