Antonie Pfülf

Antonie Pfülf, generally known in Germany as Toni Pfülf, (1877–1933) was a German politician who represented the Social Democratic Party, SPD. A supporter of equal rights for women, she was an elected member of the Reichstag from 1920 to 1933. After joining her SPD colleagues in fruitlessly opposing the Enabling Act, which established rule by the Nazi regime in March 1933, she was driven to despair and committed suicide the following June.[1][2]

Antonie Pfülf

Biography

Born on 14 December 1877 in Metz, Antonie Pfülf was the daughter of the army officer Emil Pfülf and Justine Stroehlein. Against the wishes of her parents, after spending her childhood in Metz, she attended a teacher training establishment in Munich. On receiving her diploma, she taught in Upper Bavaria and from 1910 to 1919 in Munich.[1] While working as a teacher, she undertook volunteer work for orphaned children while calling for educational support for working-class children. As a result, she became a well-known figure in Bavaria.[1][3]

References
  1. "Pfülf, Toni (Antonie)" (in German). Deutsche Biographie. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
  2. "Antonie Toni Pfülf (1877–1933)" (in German). SPD. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
  3. "Antonie Pfülf". Gedenkstätte Deutscher Widerstand. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
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