Mathilde Weber
{{Short description|German feminist and social worker}}
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| birth_name = Mathilde Walz
| birth_date = {{birth date|1829|8|16|df=y}}
| birth_place = Ellwangen, Germany
| death_date = {{death date and age|1901|6|22|1829|8|16|df=y}}
| death_place = Tübingen, Germany
| nationality = German
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| spouse = Heinrich Weber
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Mathilde Weber (1829–1901), was a German feminist and social worker, regarded as one of the founders of the German women's movement. She focused on getting academic studies available for women.
Life
Weber née Walz was born on 16 August 1829{{cite web |title=Weber, Mathilde |url=https://data.cerl.org/thesaurus/cnp00548501 |website=CERL Thesaurus |accessdate=18 August 2019}} in Ellwangen, Germany.{{cite web |title=Weber, Mathilde |url=https://www.deutsche-biographie.de/pnd119148633.html?language=en |website=Deutsche Biographie |accessdate=18 August 2019 |language=de}} She was married to Heinrich Weber (1818-1890).
Weber was involved with the German women's movement and advocated for women to receive training to join the workforce. This included training as domestic servant. She established the Verein für Tübinger Honoratiorentöchter (Association for Tübingen Dignitary Daughters). In 1899 in Tübingen she was given the title Wohltäterin der Stadt (benefactress of the city).{{cite web |title=Mathilde Weber |url=https://www.frauenprojektezentrum.de/mathilde-weber/ |website=Frauenprojektehaus wird FrauenProjekteZentrum |accessdate=18 August 2019 |language=de-DE}}
She died on 22 June 1901 in Tübingen, Germany.
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External links
- {{Commons cat inline|Mathilde Weber}}
- [https://www.frauenprojektezentrum.de/mathilde-weber/ Mathilde Weber – frauenbewegte Sozialreformerin im 19. Jahrhundert] (Mathilde Weber - women-driven social reformer in the 19th century)
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