The Casting: Who was Bertha Pappenheim?
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The Tracking the Traffic project invited the citizens of Frankfurt to attend a live casting and slip into the role of Bertha Pappenheim. The casting turned the spotlight on this multi-talented Jewish activist, translator, manager, writer, chairwoman, politician, bridge-builder, patient, women’s rights campaigner, educationalist, social worker, agitator, lobbyist, teacher, traveler, founder, and grand dame
La Manifestation
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The art happening "La Manifestation" unfolded on the streets of downtown Frankfurt in order to put the Fourteen Rules of Life, penned in 1928 by the multi-talented Jewish social reformer and political activist Bertha Pappenheim, (1859–1936) back in the public eye.
Die Vision
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On International Women’s Day, 8 March 2017, a 20-minute audio installation "Die Vision" was played over four loudspeakers in front of the Historical Museum in Frankfurt am Main.
Call Out
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"Call Out" was (as its name suggests) a public request launched via social media on Women’s Day 2017. The idea was to compile the names of writers, politicians, scientists, activists,
Streetwise
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"Streetwise" put the situation of homeless women in the public eye and so forged a connection with Bertha Pappenheim’s own commitment to helping women in precarious situations.