What is Clara Zetkin?
[[File:C Zetkin 1.jpg|thumb|Clara Zetkin]] '''Clara Josephine Zetkin''' (born ''Clara Josephine Eissner''; 5 July 1857 - 20 June 1933) was a German [[Marxism|Marxist]] theorist and advocate for [[women's rights]]. Clara Zetkin was born in Wiederau. She trained as a teacher at Leipzig Teachers College for Women. During her studies, she became involved with the women's and labour movements. In 1878 she joined the Socialist Workers' Party of Germany. In 1910, she proposed the celebration of [[International Women's Day]], which is celebrated today every 8 March. Zetkin was a member of the [[Spartacus League]], with [[Karl Liebknecht]] and [[Rosa Luxemburg]]. She was a member of the [[Reichstag (institution)|Reichstag]] from 1920 to 1933 for the [[Communist Party of Germany]] (KPD). Zetkin died near [[Moscow]]. {{Commons|Clara Zetkin}} {{wikiquote-en}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Zetkin, Clara}} [[Category:1857 births]] [[Category:1933 deaths]] [[Category:Feminists]] [[Category:German communist politicians]] [[Category:German Empire politicians]] [[Category:Marxists]] [[Category:Members of the Reichstag (Weimar Republic)]] [[Category:Politicians from Saxony]] [[Category:Politicians of the Social Democratic Party of Germany]] [[Category:Refugees from Nazism]]