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"radical proud woman" (review on Dohm's biography in the Junge Welt, 09.08.2010)

By Doris Hermann

EXCERPT:

"Hedwig Dohm was in the decades around 1900 the largest German authors. She wrote novels and plays, was also a successful journalist, already called 1873 the voting rights for women. Their struggle for the legal, social and economic equality of the sexes has, unfortunately, have not lost much of its relevance. Her journalistic work continues to this day strikingly varied and fresh.

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Rohner shows where there are gaps in the research, ask questions, find the answers are still missing sees her biography as the current state of research.

At a time when women still earn almost a quarter less than men, and some of this still just a "feel Dohm's claim is "more pride, their women," as relevant as in her lifetime.

Rohner's biography makes you want to use the texts of Hedwig Dohm, their analysis and their brilliant wit "

The complete review you can find at:. http://www.jungewelt.de/2010/08-09/018.php

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"radical thinker, pugnacious writer" (review in the Neue Zürcher newspaper supplement "books on Sunday", May 30, 2010)

excerpt from the review of Isabel Rohner Dohm-biography traces the Now "by Geneviève Lüscher.

" The biographer, along with her colleague, Nicholas Muller, a wealth of new materials brought to light print, but also handwriting and letters. They allow for the first time a glimpse into private life, in everyday work and in the social networks of militant publicist. Numerous quotes from their works, they show as witty writer who likes making fun of the supposed male superiority. It is possible to correct Isabel Rohner, the traditional pale and sometimes false image of Hedwig Dohm and enrich it with new facets "

full review. http://static.nzz.ch/files/5/3/7/BamS_20100531_1 . .5804537 pdf (page 24)