Maud von Ossietzky
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Maud Hester von Ossietzky (née Lichfield-Woods; 12 December 1888, Hyderabad – 12 May 1974, Berlin) was a suffragette and the wife of German journalist and Nobel Peace Prize winner Carl von Ossietzky.
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Maud von Ossietzky | |
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Born | 12 December 1888 (1888-12-12) |
Died | 12 May 1974 (1974-05-13) (aged 85) |
Occupation(s) | suffragette, political activist |
Spouse | Carl von Ossietzky (German) |
Children | Rosalinde von Ossietzky-Palm |
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She was born in Hyderabad, India, to a British colonial officer and the descendant of an Indian princess.[1] Despite her Indian heritage, she is almost always referred to as an "Englishwoman."[2][3][4][5]
She was active in the British suffragette movement in her youth.[1]