Emilie Hopmann

Emilie Hopmann (24 February 1845 Neuwied - 12 August 1926 Bad Godesberg) was a German social worker. She was awarded the Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice, by Pope Pius X in 1910  .[1]

She was the founder and first president of the Association of German Catholic Women (KDBF) in 1903. She contributed to social and charitable commitment and to the improvement of the social and economic situation of young girls and women.

  1. ^ Breuer, Gisela (1998). Frauenbewegung im Katholizismus: der Katholische Frauenbund 1903-1918 (in German). Campus Verlag. ISBN 978-3-593-35886-4.