Clara Zetkin

Clara Zetkin, maiden name Eissner (born 5 July 1857 in Wiederau, Saxony; died 20 June 1933 in Archangelskoye near Moscow) was an influential socialist German politician and a fighter for women's rights. Until 1917 she was active in the Social Democratic Party of Germany, then she joined the Independent Social Democratic Party of Germany (USPD) and its far-left wing, the Spartacist League; this later became the Communist Party of Germany (KPD), which she represented in the Reichstag during the Weimar Republic from 1920 to 1933.

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5 July - 1857 - Wiederau - Saxony - 20 June - 1933 - Archangelskoye - Moscow - Socialist - German - Women's rights - 1917 - Social Democratic Party of Germany - Independent Social Democratic Party of Germany - Spartacist League - Communist Party of Germany - Reichstag - Weimar Republic - 1920

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