Twelve years under her husband's nameSourced
In 1919, work for women was scarce.
She found a job using her husband's name.
After World War I, Maria Einsmann used her husband Josef's clothes and insurance card to find work in Germany. She lived under his name while supporting her companion Helene and their household. In 1931, after a workplace accident, officials discovered two insurance cards with identical details.
Behind the borrowed name
was a barrier to work.
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