Around 80 participants attended the meeting at the town hall
To mark International Women's Day, Natalia Herold, the women's representative for Griesheim, and Ulla Zimmer, head of the women's group, invited women to a breakfast at the town hall on Saturday, March 7th . Around 80 women attended the event.
Since Natalia Herold was unable to attend due to illness, Ulla Zimmer welcomed the guests and opened the morning session. "We are completely booked," she stated at the beginning.
Lecture on women's suffrage and political participation
The event centered on a lecture about 107 years of women's suffrage . Ulla Zimmer reminded the audience how important political participation is for a vibrant democracy.
She emphasized that more women should take on responsibility, especially at the local level. Political equality is not a given, even in the 21st century. Therefore, she called on the women present to actively exercise their right to vote.
Thanks to the helpers
In closing, Ulla Zimmer thanked the helpers Inge Kork, Eva Gieseke, Magda Münch, Christel Weingärtner, and Nina for their support in organizing the event. Without their dedication, the breakfast in this form would not have been possible.
The participants, in turn, thanked the leader of the women's meeting for the successful morning.
Background to International Women's Day
The first International Women's Day took in the USA in 1909. A year later, at the Second International Socialist Women's Conference in Copenhagen, the German socialist Clara Zetkin proposed the introduction of an international day of action for women's rights. Together with Käte Duncker, she campaigned for its implementation.
The first International Women's Day in Europe was finally in 1911 in several countries, including Germany, Denmark, Austria-Hungary, and Switzerland. The main focus at that time was the demand for women's suffrage .
(GRIESHEIM – RED/PSG)
Featured image: Women's breakfast. Photo: Ulla Zimmer
