Johanna Elberskirchen

She was open about her own homosexuality which made her a somewhat exceptional figure in the feminist movement of her time. Her career as an activist was ended in 1933, when the Nazi Party rose to power. There is no public record of a funeral but witnesses report that Elberskirchen's urn was secretly put into the grave of Hildegard Moniac, who had been her life partner.

• Name — Johanna Elberskirchen • Born — 11 April 1864 • Birthplace — Bonn • Died — 17 May 1943 • Place of death — Rüdersdorf • Resting Place — Grave of Hildegard Moniac (secretly) • Occupation — Feminist writer, Activist • Language — German • Genre — Non-fiction, Feminist literature • Subject — Women's rights, LGBTQ+ rights, Workers' rights, Sexuality, Health • Movement — Women's movement, Early LGBTQ+ rights movement • Notable Works — (Several books on women's sexuality and health) • Partner — Hildegard Moniac • Years Active — Late 19th - Early 20th Century

Based on the assumption that women's libido only exists in order to secure the creation of offspring and is therefore fundamentally different from men's libido, Elberskirchen argued that: "If it was the yearning for a child, there would be no abortion, no infanticide, no suicide. In that case the awful punitive articles wouldn't exist. And first and foremost the outrageous, immoral contempt of an unmarried mother and her child wouldn't exist - there would be no 'fallen' women, no 'bastards'.

Johanna Elberskirchen is recorded as psychologist, writer, pediatrician, physician and opinion journalist.