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August Bebel
1840–1913
A master turner who became one of Germany’s most important socialist voices, he helped build the movement that grew into the Social Democratic Party. His speeches and writing made him a major force in debates about democracy, labor, and women’s rights in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
5 Audiobooks
Woman and Socialism
by August Bebel
Charles Fourier: Sein Leben und seine Theorien.
by August Bebel
Woman under socialism
by August Bebel
Aus meinem Leben — Erster Teil
by August Bebel
Aus meinem Leben — Zweiter Teil
by August Bebel
About the author
Born in 1840 in Deutz, near Cologne, August Bebel trained as a turner and came from a working-class background that shaped his politics. He rose to prominence as a labor organizer and parliamentarian, becoming one of the central figures of German socialism.
Bebel was a founder of the Social Democratic Workers' Party, one of the groups that later merged into the Social Democratic Party of Germany. Even during years when anti-socialist laws tried to suppress the movement, he remained one of its best-known leaders and a powerful public speaker.
He also became widely known as an author. His book Woman and Socialism was especially influential, linking the struggle for social equality with the fight for women’s emancipation. Bebel died in 1913, but he remained a defining figure in the history of European social democracy.