Jenny Apolant

Jenny Apolant (1874–1925) was a German Jewish feminist and women's suffrage activist. Apolant played a key role in the early movement for women's rights in Germany.

In 1907, Apolant established the Information Center for Women's Community Services, a project of the General German Women's Association (Allgemeinen Deutschen Frauenverein). During her time in the organization, she authored numerous writings on the role of women in German society. In 1922, she founded the Political Workers Association (Politische Arbeitsgemeinschaft) which provided women with political education and prepared them to hold public office.

Biography Jenny Rathenau was born on 5 November 1874 in Berlin, Germany, to Mathilde Rathenau (née Nachman) and industrialist Emil Rathenau. She attended Humboldt Academy (Humboldtakademie) from 1891 to 1895, where she received lectures on art history and music. In 1899, Apolant married doctor and experimental cancer researcher, Hugo Apolant (1866–1915); their daughter Sophie Ella was born in January 1900.

Her husband Hugo Apolant died in 1915. Jenny Apolant suffered from financial and health problems in her later years. She was forced to stay in sanatoriums after several breakdowns, yet kept a positive spirit. Apolant died on 5 June 1925 of a heart condition. She was remembered fondly by Rabbi Georg Salzberger in his memoir.