New Britain herald., 1926-02-05
ABILITY ALONE
 WON HER PLACE
HedWig HeyL Feminist Leader,
 Capable Woman

Kitchen" has been a more con- splcuous champion of woman's rights and domonstrator Of wom- ans constructive ability than any other German of her sex and de- spite her severty-hve years Of age | she frequently is consulted.
 Hardly had IIcdwig Hcyl been married 10 a Berlin dye manufac- nrcr in 1860 than she revolution i2cd the plant by creating better working conditions. establishing | playgrounds for the workers chii- dren, and beautfying the vacant places about the factory with floW- CTS. It was not long before she was persuaded 10 organize the first school for women gardeners in Germany. Her husbands death at 49 com pelled Frau Heyl in 1889 10 take over the management of the dye works. This was an almost un- heard of thing In Germany then, when Hausfraus were supposed to confine themselves to the three Ks - kinder, Kirche. Kueche" tchildren, church, kitchen), and It cost determined effort to impress her authority upon the staff Of em- ployes and workers. But she sue ceeded,
 Frau Heyls public duties soon became such that she withdrew from the active management But during the World war. when her sons were at the front, as also were most officials of the company, she had 10 take command again,
 Needed More Food
 Convinced that the country need a1 food more than 1t did dyes, shs converted the plant into canned goods factory This, again, proved an eye-opener for people who doubted woman's constructive abil- lties.
 Frau Heyl's particular hobby Is the organization of the household. One monumental contribution of hers was a book entitled "The A. B. C. of the Kitchen" which sooI reached circulation of 100000 copies and is 10 be found in almost every German household today.
 Another contribution was the or sanization of the first home eco homie courses given in Germany, For these she managed with the aid of friends to erect the Froebel- PestalozH house of Berlin. She also sponsored the movement for young peoples homes which now encompasses all Germany.
 During the World war, Frau Heyl established soup kitchens in various sections of Greater Berlin which were later extended to other sections of the country. Further, she organized the National Wom- cn's Service league which became powerful ally to the military t0rces of the country. Social well are work was systematically con- ducted by the league to provide for war orphans and widows.
 Organized Movement
 Another absorbing interest of Iedwig Heyl was the advancement of the organized women's move ment, It was she who was the head of the International Women's con cress held in Berlin in 1904 -- a congress which for the first time graphically demonstrated to the German people what a tremendous international force for good wom- anhood can be.
 A year later she founded the I.yceum club, women's organiza- ton which soon acquired it's own spacious club house and later be came part of the international sys- tom of women's Lyceum clubs.
 Her most conspicuous service tt the feminist movement, perhaps was the organization Of the gigan' lie exhibition entitled "Woman 1T Her Home and Occupational Life which took place in Berlin in 19oG Y was q graphic survey of every lining in which Womanhood th"l vas engaged.
 Empress Victoria, mother 0 William II and daughter Of Cu' Victoria of England, was tho frs conan of royal blood to take al active personal interest in Fral HoyHs social welfare work.
 August Victoria, inc l1te frs wife Of William II, was in cons'an ouch with Frau Hryl's work anI vhcn the breakdown came in l91 and the kaiser already had left fo Iceland, relied upon her for adNiC' .rl comfort as she prepared ''
 follow her ,>ilod husband.
 With Crown Princess Crrit Frau Hnyl called into lif" the e. ljicnhilrr," relief organjzallo' for womcu and girls,
 When rha revolution c1mo 3nD Inc women o' Gyrman> wrr @J.'. u0on to enter political hf". lla Hoy led by good example and d' spite her ago be: me member o the Berlin city council Wher" sH served until her scycn@i,.h birth