Elisabeth Zaisser

Elisabeth Zaisser
Born
Elisabeth Auguste Knipp

16 November 1898
Essen, Rhine Province, Germany
Died15 December 1987 (1987-12-16) (aged 89)
East Berlin, East Germany
Occupation(s)activist & politician
Minister for Education
Political partyKPD
SED
SpouseWilhelm Zaisser (1893–1958)
Children1

Elisabeth "Else" Zaisser (born Elisabeth Knipp: 16 November 1898 – 15 December 1987) was a German teacher who became secretary of state and then Minister for People's Education in the East Germany.[1][2][3]

Between 1949 and 1989 more than 130 government ministers were appointed in the German Democratic Republic. Only four were women (and one of those, Margot Honecker, was married to the General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Socialist Unity Party - the leader of the country).[4] The first of the four, appointed in April 1953, was Elisabeth Zaisser.[5]

  1. ^ Peter Erler (Www); Helmut Müller-Enbergs (Www); Hermann Weber (HDK); Andreas Herbst (HDK). "Zaisser, Elisabeth geb. ... Knipp ... * 16.11.1898, † 15.12.1987 Ministerin für Volksbildung". "Wer war wer in der DDR? (Www)" and "Handbuch der Deutschen Kommunisten (HDK)" Note that this web page includes biographical texts from TWO sources. "Www" appears first. The longer "HDK" entry appears as the second half of the page. Ch. Links Verlag, Berlin (Www), Karl Dietz Verlag, Berlin (HDK) & Bundesstiftung zur Aufarbeitung der SED-Diktatur, Berlin (Www & HDK). Retrieved 24 February 2018.
  2. ^ Roger Cousin (8 June 2013). "Zaisser Elisabeth". Mémmoires de Guerre .... Personnalités Politiques. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
  3. ^ "Biographische Angaben ... Elisabeth Zaisser geb. Knipp". Nachlass Wilhelm und Elisabeth Zaisser. Präsidenten des Bundesarchivs, Koblenz. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
  4. ^ Katharina Sperber (27 May 2015). "Heldin der Arbeit .... Frauen waren in der DDR Traktoristinnen und Schweißerinnen, doch Gleichberechtigung blieb ein unerfülltes Versprechen". SPIEGEL GESCHICHTE 3/2015. Der Spiegel (online). Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  5. ^ Rüdiger Thomas (15 March 2015). "Getrennte Wege: 1950 bis 1969 .... Frauen in der Politik" (PDF). Frauen in Deutschland. Bonn: Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung. p. 154. Retrieved 25 February 2018.