Award
Order of Lenin
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Clara Zetkin
1857-07-05 – 1933-06-20
Life & Legacy
Clara Zetkin (; German: [ˈtsɛtkiːn]; née Eißner [ˈaɪsnɐ]; 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 Independent Social Democratic Party of Germany (USPD) and its far-left wing, the Spartacist League, which later became the Communist Party of Germany (KPD). She represented that party in the Reichstag during the Weimar Republic from 1920 to 1933.
Occupation & Career
politician, journalist, women's rights activist, peace activist, suffragette, editor, teacher, writer, feminist
Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications
Order of Lenin; Order of the Red Banner
Legacy Highlights
Honors & Awards
Order of Lenin · Order of the Red Banner
Organizations & Memberships
All-Union Society of Old Bolsheviks · Rote Hilfe
Verified Legacy Record
Award
Order of the Red Banner
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Family Child
Maxim Zetkin
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q75823 · wikidata
Family Child
Kostja Zetkin
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Family Spouse
Ossip Zetkin
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Family Spouse
Georg Friedrich Zundel
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Sources & Provenance
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