Ulrike Henschke (24 November 1830 – 1 November 1897, Baden-Baden) was a German women's rights activist, advocate of secondary and vocational education for women and founder of the Victoria Continuation School, a technical college for women. She was also an accomplished author, including writing the novel Gertrud von Stein under the pseudonym Clara Ulrici.
Ulrike Henschke | |
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| Born | 24 November 1830 Krotoszyn, Prussia |
| Died | 1 November 1897 (aged 66) Baden-Baden, German Empire |
| Pen name | Clara Ulrici |
| Language | German |
| Spouse | Wilhelm Henschke |
| Children | Margarete Henschke |
Bibliography
editUlrike Henschke was born on 24 November 1830 in the town of Krotoszyn in Prussia.[1] She was a member of the Lette-Verein, which strove to expand education across the country, particularly to those who had previously not had the opportunity to receive higher education.[2] Through her work with the society, Henschke set up the "Dienstmädchenfortbildung", or training scheme for domestic servants.[3] Subsequently, she founded the Viktoria-Fortbildungsschule, or Victoria Continuation School, a technical college in Berlin.[4] Opening its doors in 1878, the School was patronised by Crown Princess Victoria. Henschke was appointed the first director and developed a new and comprehensive programme for the students that combined vocational and general education.[5]
Henschke married the President of the Senate of Berlin, Wilhelm Henschke, and had a daughter, Margarete, with whom she co-wrote a textbook on tertiary education.[6] As well as being a respected author of texts on education, she also published the novel Gertrud von Stein under the pseudonym Clara Ulrici, in 1870. Henschke died on 1 November 1897 in Baden-Baden.[2]
Writing
edit- Die Bedeutung des Vereinslebens für die Frauen ("The Importance of Associational Life for Women"). 1866.
- (under the pseudonym Clara Ulrici) Gertrud von Stein. 1870.
- Zur Frauenunterrichtsfrage in Preussen ("On the Question of Women's Education in Prussia"). 1870.
- Denkschrift über das weibliche Fortbildungsschulwesen in Deutschland ("Memorandum on the Women's Higher Education School System in Germany"). 1893.
- (with Margarete Henschke) Lehrbuch für weiblich Fortbildungsschulen ("A Textbook for Women's Advanced Training Schools"). 1898.
- Miss Archer. Gedächtnissrede gehalten am 18. April 1883 im Hörsaal des Viktoria-Lyceums. ("Miss Archer: A Commemorative Speech given on April 18, 1883 in the Lecture Hall of the Victoria Lyceum") Springer, Berlin 1884.
References
editCitations
edit- ^ von Rosling 1931, p. 170.
- ^ a b Obschemitzki 1987, p. 59.
- ^ Zahn-Harnack 1928, p. 171.
- ^ Albisetti 2014, p. 157.
- ^ Linton 2002, p. 171.
- ^ Obschemitzki 1987, p. 58.
Bibliography
edit- Albisetti, James C. (2014). Schooling German Girls and Women: Secondary and Higher Education in the Nineteenth Century. Princeton NJ: Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0-69160-615-6.
- Linton, Derrek S. (2002). 'Who Has the Youth, Has the Future': The Campaign to Save Young Workers in Imperial Germany. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-52189-445-6.
- Obschemitzki, Doris (1987). Der Frau ihre Arbeit!: Lette-Verein: Zur Geschichte einer Berliner Institution 1866 bis 1986 (in German). Berlin: Edition Hentrich. ISBN 978-3-92617-506-9.
- von Rosling, Elly Frelin (1931). "Ulrike Henschke zur 100. Wiederkehr ihres Geburtstages". Die Frau: Monatsschrift für das gesamte Frauenleben unserer Zeit (in German). 38: 170–171.
- Zahn-Harnack, Agnes (1928). Die Frauenbewegung (in German). Berlin: Deutsche Buch-Gemeinschaft.