Félicie Erpelding-Schlesser
Félicie Erpelding-Schlesser | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 May 1883 Oberfeulen, Luxembourg |
| Died | 6 January 1970 Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg |
| Spouse | François Erpelding (m. 1905) |
| Children | 3 |
Félicie Erpelding-Schlesser (27 May 1883 – 6 January 1970) was a Luxembourgish municipal politician. She was the first female member of the municipal council of Ettelbrück and vice-president of the Association of Municipal Councillors of the Worker's Party.
Biography
Erpelding-Schlesser was born on 27 May 1883 in Oberfeulen, Luxembourg.[1] Her parents were schoolteacher Peter Schlesser and his wife Margaretha Schlesser (née Reiter).[2]
In 1905, Erpelding-Schlesser married the locomotive driver François Erpelding [lb] in Hollerich. He was a member of the Chamber of Deputies from 1920 to 1940, firstly for the Kartell Party and secondly for the Workers' Party (the forerunner of Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party[2]). They had three children.[1]
On 24 September 1921, Erpelding-Schlesser became the first female member of the municipal council of Ettelbrück.[3] She was re-elected in 1924[2] and was also elected the vice-president of the Association of Municipal Councillors of the Workers' Party.[1] She lost her seat in the 1928 elections.[2]
Erpelding-Schlesser was widowed when her husband died on 2 February 1961.[2] She died on 6 January 1970 in Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg.[1] They were both buried in Oberfeulen.[2]
Legacy
A street in Ettelbrück has been named in her honour in 2015.[2][4]
To celebrate the occasion of the centenary of universal suffrage, a bronze sculpture of Erpelding-Schlesser exercising her right to vote was unveiled in Ettelbruck in 2021. The statue was made by Nadine Zangarini and was commissioned by the National Council of Women in Luxembourg.[2]
References
- ^ a b c d "Rue Félicie Schlesser - Norden". Les rues au féminin (in German). Retrieved 5 May 2025.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Félicie Schlesser: erste Frau im Ettelbrücker Gemeinderat". de Reider (in French). Archived from the original on 25 March 2025. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
- ^ "Historique". Ettelbruck. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
- ^ "Women leading the way in Luxembourg". Luxembourg Times. 16 February 2015. Retrieved 5 May 2025.