The Clara Zetkin Medal was a national award in the

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. It was created by the country's

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on 18 February 1954 in order to honour the life and work of

Clara Zetkin 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 ...

, whom the Marxist establishment regarded as one of the most significant female leaders in the history of the German people. The medal was awarded for outstanding achievements in developing and advancing the country's socialist society. Those honoured were frequently professional women whose job performance had been exemplary while combined with maternal duties, reflecting the new role of women in modern socialist society. The medal was generally awarded only to one person on any one occasion, and the recipients were all women.Auszeichnungen der Deutschen Demokratischen Republik Bartel/Karpinski, Militärverlag der DDR 1979, Page 150

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{{reflist Awards established in 1954 Awards honoring women Peace awards Orders, decorations, and medals of East Germany 1954 establishments in East Germany

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