Quadrate in Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany — Central Europe

Geschäftsstelle der DVP C 3, 21-22
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Office of German People's Party C 3, 21-22

Photographed by James Hulse, February 20, 2024

1. Geschäftsstelle der DVP C 3, 21-22 / Office of German People's Party C 3, 21-22 Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

German:
Nachdem 1919 die Frauen das aktive und passive Wahlrecht erhalten haben, stellt die Deutsche Volkspartei (DVP) in Mannheim bereits zur Reichstagswahl 1920 eine Frau als Kandidatin auf. Dr. Marie Bernays (1883-1939) gelingt der Sprung nach Berlin zwar nicht. Dafür vertritt sie von 1921 bis 1925 den Wahlkreis Mannheim im badischen Landtag. Nicht nur als Politikerin ist Marie Bernays eine Pionierin. Sie studiert als eine der ersten Frauen in Heidelberg 1906-1912 Philosophie, Nationalökonomie und Theologie. Ab 1916 leitet sie die Soziale Frauenschule, eine Ausbildungsstätte für Wohlfahrtspflegerinnen. Dort steht ihr die 2. Vorsitzende des Vereins Dr. Elisabeth Altmann-Gottheiner (1874-1930) zur Seite. Altmann-Gottheiner ist im Hauptberuf Lehrbeauftragte an der Mannheimer Handelshochschule. Durch ihrer Berufung im Jahre 1908 wird sie die erste weibliche Lehrbeauftragte an einer deutschen Hochschule überhaupt. Die Soziale Frauenschule wird 1928 von der Stadt Mannheim übernommen (heute Friedrich-Fröbel-Schule, Fachschule für Sozialpädagogik). © Stadtarchiv Mannheim Institut Für Stadtgeschichte

Diese Tafel wurde gestiftet von: FDP Mannheim

Bildunterschriften
(Foto Nr. 1) Marie Bermays wird 1933 wegen ihrer jüdischen Abstommung vom Diemst suspendiert, sie findet bis zu ihrem Tod Zuflucht im Koster Beuron.
(Foto Nr. 2) Plakat der Deutichen Volksperter für die Reichstagswahl 1920.
(Foto Nr. 3) Erster Kurs der vom Verein Frauenbildung-Frauenstudium im Leben gerufenen Sozialen Frauenschule, 1918. In der 2. Reihe sitzen nebeneinander; Marie Bermays (2. von recht und Elsabeth Altmann Gottheiner (2. von links).
(Foto Nr. 4) Die Häuserzeile C3, 20-23 am Schillerplatz, 1902. Im Gebdude des Cafés zur Oper in der Mitte befand sich nach dem 1. Weltkrieg die Geschäftsstelle der DVP.

English Translation:
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women were granted the right to vote and stand for election in 1919, the German People's Party (DVP) in Mannheim nominated a woman as a candidate for the 1920 Reichstag election. Dr. Marie Bernays (1883-1939) did not make the jump to Berlin, but she represented the Mannheim constituency in the Baden state parliament from 1921 to 1925. Marie Bernays was a pioneer not only as a politician. She was one of the first women in Heidelberg to study philosophy, economics and theology from 1906 to 1912. From 1916 she headed the Social Women's School, a training center for welfare workers. There she was supported by the second chairwoman of the association, Dr. Elisabeth Altmann-Gottheiner (1874-1930). Altmann-Gottheiner's main job was as a lecturer at the Mannheim Business School. When she was appointed in 1908, she became the first female lecturer at a German university. The Social Women's School was taken over by the city of Mannheim in 1928 (today the Friedrich-Fröbel-Schule, a technical school for social education).

This plaque was donated by: FDP Mannheim

Captions
(Photo #1) Marie Bermays was suspended from her job in 1933 because of her Jewish origins, and found refuge in the Beuron monastery until her death.
(Photo #2) Poster of the German People's Party for the 1920 Reichstag election.
(Photo #3) First class of the Social Women's School, founded by the Association for Women's Education and Women's Studies, 1918. Sitting next to each other in the 2nd row; Marie Bermays (2nd from right) and Elsabeth Altmann Gottheiner (2nd from left).
(Photo #4) The row of houses C3, 20-23 on Schillerplatz, 1902. After the First World War, the DVP's office was located in the Café zur Oper building in the center.

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The view of the marker in the Schillerplatz image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, February 20, 2024

2. The view of the marker in the Schillerplatz

Mannheimer Geschichte Vor Ort and Stadt Mannheim.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Civil Rights • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1919.

Location. 49° 29.174′ N, 8° 27.696′ E. Marker is in Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg. It is in Quadrate. It is at the intersection of B3 and A3 on B3. The marker is located in the Schillerplatz (park). Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: C3 21-22, Mannheim BW 68159, Germany. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on the German Upper Rhine.

Globally, it is in Europe,

the European Union,

Atlantic Europe,

Central Europe,

the Schengen Area,

Western Europe,

and the Western World.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Roman Empire,

the Holy Roman Empire,

and the former West Germany.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Jesuitenkirche A 4, 1 / Jesuit Church A 4, 1 (here, next to this marker); Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (within shouting distance of this marker); Nationaltheater B 3 (within shouting distance of this marker); Rheinische Creditbank B 4, 2

The view of the Schillerplatz image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse

3. The view of the Schillerplatz

(within shouting distance of this marker); Wohnhaus von August von Kotzebue, A 2, 5 / Residence of August von Kotzebue, A 2, 5 (within shouting distance of this marker); Wohnhäuser der Familie Lanz A 2, 6 + 7 / Residences of the Lanz Family, A 2, 6 + 7 (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Wohnhaus von Heinrich und Julia Lanz / Home of Heinrich and Julia Lanz (about 90 meters away); Lyceum A 4, 1-2 / Gymnasium-School A 4, 1-2 (about 90 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mannheim.

More about this marker. There is a non-related marker separately attached on the other side of the post.

Also see . . .
1. Marie Bernays. Wikipedia

Marie Bernays (13 May 1883 – 22 April 1939) was a German politician, educator, writer and women's rights activist. She co-founded the Mannheim Women's Social School and served in the Landtag of the Republic of Baden from 1921 until 1925 as a member of the Deutsche Volkspartei.

(Submitted on September 28, 2024, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)

2. Elisabeth Altmann-Gottheiner. Wikipedia

Elisabeth Altmann-Gottheiner (March 26, 1874 – October 21, 1930)
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was one of the first women to become a university lecturer in Germany and a women's rights activist.

(Submitted on September 28, 2024, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)

Credits. This page was last revised on September 28, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 26, 2024, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 142 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 28, 2024, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.

Geschäftsstelle der DVP C 3, 21-22⎯⎯⎯Office of German People's Party C 3, 21-22

Geschäftsstelle der DVP C 3, 21-22
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Office of German People's Party C 3, 21-22