Luise Büchner

During this period, economic factors led to fewer marriages and so an increase in single women. Die Frauen was reviewed extensively in German newspapers and journals, and was sold even in England, France and Russia. Three more editions were published through 1872. Büchner became the director of the Alice Association for Women's Education and Employment, which had been founded by Grand Duchess Alice of Hesse, and sponsored training in nursing and trades. Through this organisation Büchner was important in the development of nursing as a paid vocation without denominational attachments, rather than a voluntary activity associated with religious orders. Among her siblings, five of whom survived infancy, were Georg, Ludwig, Wilhelm, and Alexander. During World War II, in September 1944, the house in which the Büchner family had long lived was bombed. These losses have limited scholarship on Büchner.

• Name — Elisabeth Emma Louise Büchner • Born — 12 June 1821 • Birthplace — Darmstadt, Germany • Died — 28 November 1877 • Occupation — Women's rights activist and writer • Known for — Die Frauen und ihr Beruf