Clara Zetkin

Clara Zetkin, born Clara Eißner on July 5, 1857, in Königshain-Wiederau, was a German politician, journalist, women's rights activist, and peace activist. She held citizenship in Germany, the German Empire, the Weimar Republic, and the Soviet Union. Her political career included membership in the Social Democratic Party of Germany, the Independent Social Democratic Party of Germany, and the Communist Party of Germany. She was also a member of the Rote Hilfe.

Zetkin worked in Berlin and wrote in German. She was the spouse of Ossip Zetkin and Georg Friedrich Zundel, and the unmarried partner of Ossip Zetkin. Her children were Maxim Zetkin and Kostja Zetkin. She received the Order of Lenin and the Order of the Red Banner. Zetkin died on June 20, 1933, and is buried at the Kremlin Wall Necropolis. Her works include *Die imperialistischen Kriege gegen die Werktätigen* and *Der Weg nach Moskau*.