Marie Loeper-Housselle

Marie Loeper-Housselle was a German educator and advocate for the education of girls and women. She founded the trade journal for teachers Die Lehrerin in Schule und Haus.

Life

Loeper-Housselle was born on 11 February 1837 in Gross-Lesewitz, West Prussia.
Loeper-Housselle began her career as an educator in Elbląg where she finish her apprenticeship. After her marriage, she moved to Strasbourg, Alsace and there she became interested in organizing teachers and also improving education for girls.
She founded the first German teacher's professional journal, Die Lehrerin in Schule und Haus and the organization Allgemeine deutsche Lehrerinnen-Verein.
Loeper-Housselle died on 25 January 1916 in Baden-Baden, Germany.