About Lida Heymann
Lived 1868 – 1943 (aged 75). Lida Heymann was a Swiss and German journalist, writer, peace activist, editor and feminist.
Lida Gustava Heymann (15 March 1868 – 31 July 1943) was a German feminist, pacifist and women's rights activist.
Together with her partner Anita Augspurg she was one of the most prominent figures in the bourgeois women's movement. She was, among other things, in the forefront of the Verband Fortschrittlicher Frauenvereine ("Association of Women's Groups"). Their property was confiscated and they settled in Switzerland. Heymann died in 1943 and was buried in Fluntern Cemetery.
In Hamburg, Heymannstraße street is named after her.
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Who was Lida Heymann?
German feminist, editor (1868–1943)
When was Lida Heymann born?
Lida Heymann was born on 15 March 1868 in Hamburg.
When did Lida Heymann die?
Lida Heymann died on 31 July 1943 in Zurich.
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Lida Heymann was a journalist, writer, peace activist, editor and feminist.
What nationality was Lida Heymann?
Lida Heymann was Swiss and German.
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