Elisabeth Selbert

Elisabeth Selbert
Born
Martha Elisabeth Rohde

(1896-09-22)September 22, 1896
DiedJune 9, 1986(1986-06-09) (aged 89)
Occupation(s)lawyer, politician
Years active1919–1982
Spouse
Adam Selbert
(m. 1920; died 1965)

Elisabeth Selbert (1896–1986) was a German politician and lawyer. She was one of the four women who worked on the Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany, collectively called the Mütter des Grundgesetzes (English: Mothers of the Basic Law). She had a central role in ensuring that explicit equality between men and women was included as a fundamental right in the Basic Law.


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