Henni Lehmann
German artist (1862-1937)
Henriette Lehmann, née Straßmann, known as Henni (10 October 1862, Berlin – 18 February 1937, Berlin) was a politically and socially active German painter and writer of Jewish ancestry.
Biography
Her father, Wolfgang Straßmann, was a doctor and social activist who, for many years, was a member of the Prussian House of Representatives. In 1888, while attending the Royal School of Art, she met and married Karl Lehmann, a legal scholar. After the wedding, they both converted to Protestantism and moved to Rostock, where he had been appointed a professor at the University. In 1904, he was promoted to Rector. She became the chairperson of the Rostock Frauenverein (Women's Association).
After 1907, her family spent the summers at Hiddensee. Disturbed by the living conditions she found nearby, in 1913 she gave the islanders a loan to build a medical facility and, in 1914, became a founder and board member of the local "Natur- und Heimatschutzbundes" (Nature and Home Protection Confederation). During World War I, she headed the "Nationaler Frauendienst" a division of the "Vaterländischen Kriegshilfsdienst" (Patriotic War Support Service).
After her husband's death, she moved to Weimar, where she became involved with the Social Democratic Party.
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