Else Marie Sofie Schmitt (May 2, 1921 in
Brühl,
Germany
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– March 22, 1995 in
Cologne
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, Germany) was a German politician of the
Social Democratic Party of Germany
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. She served as member of city council of Cologne (1961–1984) as well as the first female deputy mayor (1969–1975) of the city.
Schmitt was a member of the ''Parteirat'' of her party in the 1970s and contributed substantially to policy changes regarding abortion law (
Paragraph 218) policy
Der Spiegel
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, 27/1971 (June, 06.)
spiegel.de
/ref> and Paragraph 175 of her federal ruling party.
The "Bundesverdienstkreuz
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" was awarded to her in two different classes - 1974 and 1986.
References
Literature
* Thomas Deres: ''Die Fraktion beschließt einstimmig'', Emons (January 1999).
External links
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1921 births
1995 deaths
Officers Crosses of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
Politicians from Cologne
Social Democratic Party of Germany politicians
German city councillors
20th-century German women politicians
People from Brühl (Rhineland)
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