Helene Stöcker was a German feminist, pacifist and gender activist. She successfully campaigned to keep same sex relationships between women legal, but she was unsuccessful in her campaign to legalise abortion. She was a pacifist in Germany and joined the Deutsche Friedensgesellschaft. As war emerged, she fled to Norway. As Norway was invaded, she moved to Japan and emigrated to America in 1942.
Helene Stöcker, German author and activist (died 1943)
On November 13, in the year 1869, Helene Stöcker, German author and activist (died 1943). This event is recorded as a Notable Births event in the history of November 13, one of 387 recorded events on this date across all of history.
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