nam 22 uu 4500 10.59704/752a5d39f128e1d6 DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 240523s2024||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.59704/752a5d39f128e1d6 doi eng 342 23 Kahl, Verena Author aut (orcid)0000-0002-3722-3780 Elisabeth Selbert - A Persistent Pioneer of Equality: The Mastermind behind Article 3 (2) of the German Basic Law Kahl, Verena Verfassungsblog 2024-05-23 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier Dr. Elisabeth Selbert, who took her A levels in self-study and completed her law degree in six semesters, did her doctorate – ahead of her time – on the principle of irretrievable breakdown of marriage. As a member of the Parliamentary Council, she was one of the four ‘mothers’ of the German Constitution. The inclusion of ‘Men and women shall have equal rights’ in Art. 3 (2) of the Basic Law (‘Grundgesetz’) is her merit. On the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the ‘Grundgesetz’, this contribution aims to portray her life, achievements and impact in a short profile. CC BY-SA 4.0 Demokratie Deutschland Feminist German Basic Law Grundgesetz Women gender equality (DE-588)4011413-2 gnd Demokratie (DE-588)4011882-4 gnd Deutschland Bachmann, Franziska Author aut Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://verfassungsblog.de/elisabeth-selbert/ raw object