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Mathilde Planck
Mathilde Planck (29 November 1861 - 31 July 1955) was a teacher who became the first female member of the :de:Landtag des freien Volksstaates Württemberg, regional parliament (''"Landtag"'') of Free People's State of Württemberg, Württemberg. She championed education for girls and is considered to be one of the most important women in the feminist and peace movements in southwest Germany. Life Family provenance and early years Johanna Friederike Mathilde Planck was born in Ulm, the fourth of her parents' seven children. It was in Ulm that she spent her early childhood, after which the family moved, as her father changed jobs, to nearby Blaubeuren, and then to Maulbronn. Karl Christian Planck (1819–1880), her father, worked as a teacher. As Mathilde grew up he also engaged in a parallel (and apparently unpaid) career as a contrarian philosopher. The children grew up in a milieu of intellectual liberalism. The ideals of German revolutions of 1848–49, 1848 were celebrate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kingdom Of Württemberg
The Kingdom of Württemberg (german: Königreich Württemberg ) was a German state that existed from 1805 to 1918, located within the area that is now Baden-Württemberg. The kingdom was a continuation of the Duchy of Württemberg, which existed from 1495 to 1805. Prior to 1495, Württemberg was a county in the former Duchy of Swabia, which had dissolved after the death of Duke Conradin in 1268. The borders of the Kingdom of Württemberg, as defined in 1813, lay between 47°34' and 49°35' north and 8°15' and 10°30' east. The greatest distance north to south comprised and the greatest east to west was . The border had a total length of and the total area of the state was . The kingdom had borders with Bavaria on the east and south, with Baden in the north, west, and south. The southern part surrounded the Prussian province of Hohenzollern on most of its sides and touched on Lake Constance. History Frederick I Frederick II, the Duke of Württemberg (1754–1816; elev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
