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Alice Schwarzer

アリス・シュヴァルツァー

Arisu Shuvarutsā

Aliases: Alice Sophie Schwarzer

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1942-12-03 (Wuppertal)
Nationality
Germany
Languages
German, French
Residence History
Wuppertal → Bavaria → Düsseldorf → Paris

Career

Occupations
Journalist, Feminist, Publisher, Author
Active Years
1966-
Affiliations
EMMA
Influenced By
Simone de Beauvoir
Influenced
German feminists

Education

University of Paris
Psychology and Sociology
Period: 1970-1974
Country: France
Attended lectures by Michel Foucault et al.

Awards

Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
1996
Organization: Federal Republic of Germany
Result: Cross of Merit on Ribbon
Bambi Award
2004
Work: Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
Organization: Bambi Award
Result: 受賞
Legion of Honour
2004
Category: 騎士
Organization: French Republic
Result: Knight
Ludwig-Börne-Preis
2008
Result: 受賞
Mercator Professorship Award
2010
Organization: Universität Duisburg-Essen
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Der kleine Unterschied und seine großen Folgen

1975 Feminist essay

Protocols and essays on women's liberation

FeminismGender differenceWomen's rights
Translations
  • Translated into 11 languages

Bibliography

  • Women against § 218
  • The little difference and its great consequences
  • Curriculum vitae

Style & Themes

Literary Style
PassionateDirectControversial
Recurring Motifs
Women's economic independenceAnti-pornographyAbortion rights

Legacy

Prominent German feminist, founder of EMMA magazine. Received many awards but involved in tax fraud scandal.

In Popular Culture

  • Regular guest on German talk shows

Trivia

  • Married long-time partner Bettina Flitner in 2018
  • Tax fraud conviction in 2016
  • Admitted never had abortion despite 1971 campaign
  • Criticized as TERF for views on transgender issues