For the young protestant lawyer Ernst Bassermann, the marriage opened up the opportunity to network among Mannheim's most prosperous circles.
[5] In 1897 Julie Bassermann founded the Mannheim section of the "Verein Frauenbildung - Frauenstudium" (loosely, "Women's Study and Training League"), teaming up with Alice Bensheimer, who rapidly became a friend, to build up the organisation, of which she became president in 1901.
One side-effect of this was the chance to work closely with her mother: in 1904 Ida Ladenburg (1840–1928) became president of the "Baden Women's Association" ("Badische Frauenverein").
[8] She also served, between 1911 and 1933, as founding president of the "Badische Verband für Frauenbestrebungen" (loosely, "Baden Association for Women's Endeavours").
[11] A year later she got together with Marie Bernays, her friend Alice Bensheimer and Elisabeth Altmann-Gottheiner to create a Soziale Frauenschule ("Social Women's School"),[a] in Mannheim.
The emperor was gone, and even as a succession of predominantly localised revolutions broke out, mainly in the ports and cities, it was possible to view a republican future with a certain measure of cautious hope or even, some said, optimism.
[1] During her later years, till 1929, Julie Bassermann served as national chairwoman for the "Verein Frauenbildung - Frauenstudium" (loosely, "Women's Study and Training League").