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Clara Zetkin

Clara Zetkin, German theorist and activist (died 1933)

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Born
July 5, 1857
Died
June 20, 1933
Zodiac sign
Cancer
Birth year
1857

About Clara Zetkin

Clara Zetkin was a German Marxist theorist, communist activist, and advocate for women's rights. This party had been founded in 1875 by merging two previous parties: the ADAV formed by Ferdinand Lassalle and the SDAP of August Bebel and Wilhelm Liebknecht. Ossip Zetkin became severely ill in early 1889 and died in June of that year. Within a few months of attending and taking part in socialist meetings, Zetkin became entirely committed to the party, which offered a Marxist approach to the demand for women's liberation.

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Clara Zetkin timeline

  1. This party had been founded in 1875 by merging two previous parties: the ADAV formed by Ferdinand Lassalle and the SDAP of August Bebel and Wilhelm Liebknecht.
  2. Ossip Zetkin became severely ill in early 1889 and died in June of that year.

The world when Clara Zetkin was born

Clara Zetkin was born in 1857. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineDred Scott decision — Supreme Court denies Black citizenship
  • Technology milestoneFirst passenger elevator installed (NYC)
  • World population~1.37B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderJames Buchanan
  • U.S. population27.8M

1857 versus 2026

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Measure18572026
Population27.8M341 million

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