Matinee in the Emma Club: A fiery plea for women's rights!

Matinee in the Emma Club: A fiery plea for women's rights!

Spiel & Theaterwerkstatt Ostalb, 73431 Aalen, Deutschland - On March 6, 2025, the Emma Club Aalen organized a matinee in honor of Hedwig Dohm under the title "More pride, your women!" in the game & theater workshop Ostalb (Stoa). The occasion of this special event fell on the current choice and international women's day, which underlined the importance of topics related to women's rights. reports that the Schwäbische Post Müller and Gerd Buurmann, performed and with satirical wit as well as excerpts from Dohm's writings.

The event took place under the supportive presence of the Ostalb alliance against forced prostitution and offered the guests an entertaining program. Striking quotations, scenic representations and humorous mediation of the topics ensured a lively exchange about the continuing relevance of the women's movement. A quote from Dohm was particularly urgent: "The woman has no personality and is therefore unable to create." This made it clear the challenges that women are facing in society.

A look at Hedwig Dohm's life

Hedwig Dohm, born in 1831, is considered one of the first pioneers for women's rights. She was not only a talented writer, but also a leading voice in the debate about the "women's question" at the end of the 19th and early 20th centuries. Her best known works include "what the pastors think of women" (1872) and "The scientific emancipation of women" (1874). The Goetheanum emphasizes that DOHM fought for the rights of women all her life and the inadequate education of girls criticized.

born the third illegitimate child of a Jewish tobacco manufacturer, she had a difficult relationship with her own family. Her mother was considered not in terms of befits, which led to tensions in the family. In 1853 she married the editor Ernst Dohm, with whom she had five children. Her marriage was shaped by conflicts and the couple parted at times. But despite these difficulties, Hedwig Dohm campaigned for their children to have a loving education for their children.

The relevance of your message

Dohm's writings and thoughts are still of great importance because it addressed topics such as equality, education and the rights of women. In the salon of the Dohm couple, many significant personalities from Berlin culture, including Rudolf Steiner, gathered, with whom she maintained a friendship. Her view of the role of women and criticism of social injustice remains a relevant and timeless message for the women's movement. As part of the matinee, this reference to the present was impressively established.

The MATINEE of the EMMA club became a successful start for further events that continue the concerns of Hedwig Dohm. The importance of the topics she had dealt with was brought back into the spotlight and conveyed with new, fresh humor. It is to be hoped that this is the beginning of a lively discussion about the rights of women and gender equality.