Ruth Margarete Roellig
Encyclopedia
Ruth Margarete Roellig was a German
writer
.
, Bonn
and Paris
. In Berlin Roellig became famous as writer over lesbian
themes. She wrote several articles in German lesbian magazine Frauenliebe. In 1928, Roellig published a city guide Berlins lesbische Frauen for lesbian people (with a prologue by Magnus Hirschfeld
) In 1930 a second edition was published.
Roellig wrote in 1930 an article in sexual education book Das lasterhafte Weib.
After the Machtergreifung
of Nazism
the LGBT
culture in Berlin was under pressure. Roellig who supported Nazism in 1930s wrote in 1937 her last book Soldaten, Tod und Tänzerin with antisemitic content. In 1943, her home in Berlin-Schöneberg was destroyed by an airstrike. Roellig traveled to her house in Silesia
. After World War II
Roellig left Silesia and went with her friend Erika to her sister Käthe. She wrote no book more after war. Roellig died on 31 July 1969 in Berlin
-Schöneberg
.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
writer
Writer
A writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
.
Life
Roellig was born in Schwiebus. Her parents were Anna and Otto Roehlig. In 1887 her parents went to Berlin. After school in Berlin, Roellig began to write works. Her first book was Geflüster im Dunkel in 1913. Roellig became newspaper contributing editor in Berlin. Roellig wrote in 1920s several books over her travels to FinlandFinland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
, Bonn
Bonn
Bonn is the 19th largest city in Germany. Located in the Cologne/Bonn Region, about 25 kilometres south of Cologne on the river Rhine in the State of North Rhine-Westphalia, it was the capital of West Germany from 1949 to 1990 and the official seat of government of united Germany from 1990 to 1999....
and Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
. In Berlin Roellig became famous as writer over lesbian
Lesbian
Lesbian is a term most widely used in the English language to describe sexual and romantic desire between females. The word may be used as a noun, to refer to women who identify themselves or who are characterized by others as having the primary attribute of female homosexuality, or as an...
themes. She wrote several articles in German lesbian magazine Frauenliebe. In 1928, Roellig published a city guide Berlins lesbische Frauen for lesbian people (with a prologue by Magnus Hirschfeld
Magnus Hirschfeld
Magnus Hirschfeld was a German physician and sexologist. An outspoken advocate for sexual minorities, Hirschfeld founded the Scientific Humanitarian Committee, which Dustin Goltz called "the first advocacy for homosexual and transgender rights."-Early life:Hirschfeld was born in Kolberg in a...
) In 1930 a second edition was published.
Roellig wrote in 1930 an article in sexual education book Das lasterhafte Weib.
After the Machtergreifung
Machtergreifung
Machtergreifung is a German word meaning "seizure of power". It is normally used specifically to refer to the Nazi takeover of power in the democratic Weimar Republic on 30 January 1933, the day Hitler was sworn in as Chancellor of Germany, turning it into the Nazi German dictatorship.-Term:The...
of Nazism
Nazism
Nazism, the common short form name of National Socialism was the ideology and practice of the Nazi Party and of Nazi Germany...
the LGBT
LGBT
LGBT is an initialism that collectively refers to "lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender" people. In use since the 1990s, the term "LGBT" is an adaptation of the initialism "LGB", which itself started replacing the phrase "gay community" beginning in the mid-to-late 1980s, which many within the...
culture in Berlin was under pressure. Roellig who supported Nazism in 1930s wrote in 1937 her last book Soldaten, Tod und Tänzerin with antisemitic content. In 1943, her home in Berlin-Schöneberg was destroyed by an airstrike. Roellig traveled to her house in Silesia
Silesia
Silesia is a historical region of Central Europe located mostly in Poland, with smaller parts also in the Czech Republic, and Germany.Silesia is rich in mineral and natural resources, and includes several important industrial areas. Silesia's largest city and historical capital is Wrocław...
. After World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
Roellig left Silesia and went with her friend Erika to her sister Käthe. She wrote no book more after war. Roellig died on 31 July 1969 in Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
-Schöneberg
Schöneberg
Schöneberg is a locality of Berlin, Germany. Until Berlin's 2001 administrative reform it was a separate borough including the locality of Friedenau. Together with the former borough of Tempelhof it is now part of the new borough of Tempelhof-Schöneberg....
.
Works by Roellig
- Geflüster im Dunkel (1913)
- Liane (1919)
- Traumfahrt: Eine Geschichte aus Finnland (1920)
- Lutetia Parisorum (1920)
- Die fremde Frau (1920)
- Die heiligen Annunziaten (1925)
- Berlins lesbische Frauen (1928)
- Ich klage an! (1931)
- Die Kette im Schloss (1931)
- Der Andere (1935)
- Soldaten, Tod und Tänzerin (1937)
- Lesbierinnen und Transvestiten. In: Das lasterhafte Weib. published by Agnes Countess Esterhazy (1930)
Literature over Roellig
- Sarah Colvin: Roellig, Ruth Margarete. In: Who's who in gay and lesbian history: from antiquity to World War II. published by Robert AldrichRobert AldrichRobert Aldrich was an American film director, writer and producer, notable for such films as Kiss Me Deadly , The Big Knife , What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? , Hush… Hush, Sweet Charlotte , The Flight of the Phoenix , The Dirty Dozen , and The Longest Yard .-Biography:Robert...
and Gary Wotherspoon. Routledge Verlag 2000. page 445 - Claudia SchoppmannClaudia SchoppmannClaudia Schoppmann is a German historian and author.Schoppmann studied history, communication studies and the German language, first at University of Münster and later at university in West Berlin...
: Die innigsten Sympathien für den Führer. Ruth Margarete Roellig
External links
- Margarete Roellig in German National LibraryGerman National LibraryThe German National Library is the central archival library and national bibliographic centre for the Federal Republic of Germany...