Amsterdam-Zuidoost , North Holland, Netherlands — Northwestern Europe

Clara Zetkin

Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, March 16, 2024

1. Clara Zetkin Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Clara (Eissner) Zetkin (1857-1933)

In de zomer van 1910 riep Clara Zetkin tijdens een conferentie op tot een internationale Vrouwendag. Sinds 1911 wordt deze jaarlijks georganiseerd. Zetkin was een van de belangrijkste activisten binnen de Duitse socialistische vrouwenbeweging. In het vrouwenblad Die Gleichheit, waarvan ze hoofdredacteur was, werden vrouwen aangemoedigd te strijden voor onder meer recht op werk, betaald zwangerschapsverlof en gratis kinderopvang. Haar verzet tegen oorlogsvoering leidde tot Zetkins ontslag als redacteur. Hierna sloot ze zich aan bij de Duitse Communistische Partij. Tijdens haar speech in de Reichstag in 1932 waarschuwde ze voor het opkomende fascisme. Vijf maanden later greep Hitler de macht en vluchtte Clara Zetkin naar de Sovjet-Unie, waar ze niet veel later op 75-jarige leeftijd overleed.

(English translation:)

In the summer of 1910, Clara Zetkin during a conference (International Socialist Women’s Conference) called for an International Women's Day, which since 1911 has been held annually. Zetkin was one of the

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most important activists within the German socialist women's movement. In the women's magazine Die Gleichheit (“Equality”) of which she was editor-in-chief, women were encouraged to fight paid for, among other things, the right to work, maternity leave and free childcare. Zetkin’s opposition to warfare led to her dismissal as editor. After this she joined the German Communist Party. During her speech in the Reichstag in 1932 she warned of the rising tide of fascism. Five months later Hitler took power and Zetkin fled to the Soviet Union, where she died not much later at the age of 75.

Erected 2023 by Geef Straten Een Gezicht.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Civil Rights • Government & Politics • Women. In addition, it is included in the Give Streets a Face / Geef Straten Een Gezicht, and the Women (GSEG) series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1910.

Location. 52° 19.251′ N, 4° 57.837′ E. Marker is in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland (North Holland). It is in Amsterdam-Zuidoost. Marker is at the intersection of Clara Zetkinstraat and Rosa Luxemburgstraat when traveling north on Clara Zetkinstraat. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Clara Zetkinstraat 2, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland 1103 DR, Netherlands. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers

Clara Zetkin Marker - wide view image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, March 16, 2024

2. Clara Zetkin Marker - wide view

are within walking distance of this marker. Nilda Pinto (within shouting distance of this marker); Asta Elstak (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Sophie Redmond (about 90 meters away); Catharina van Tussenbroek (about 90 meters away); A.A. de Lannoy-Willems (about 90 meters away); Rosa Luxemburg (about 120 meters away); Bertha von Suttner (about 150 meters away); Emmeline Pankhurst (about 150 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Amsterdam.

Also see . . . Clara Zetkin (Wikipedia).

Overview: Clara Zetkin ([née Eißner]; 5 July 1857 – 20 June 1933) was a German Marxist theorist, communist activist, and advocate for women's rights.

Until 1917, she was active in the Social Democratic Party of Germany. She then joined the Independent Social Democratic Party of Germany (USPD) and its far-left wing, the Spartacist League, which later became the Communist Party of Germany (KPD). She represented that party in the Reichstag during the Weimar Republic from 1920 to 1933.

(Submitted on March 16, 2024.)

Credits. This page was last revised on March 16, 2024. It was originally submitted on March 16, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 40 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 16, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.