Julie Wolfthorn

In 1905, Julie Wolfthorn and over 200 female artists signed a petition to be allowed to join the Prussian Academy of Arts, which was ultimately rejected by the academy director Anton von Werner.

With Käthe Kollwitz, she founded the exhibition cooperation "Verbindung Bildender Künstlerinnen".

Julie Wolfthorn stayed in Berlin, working with the "Kulturbund Deutscher Juden" (Cultural Association of German Jews) under pressure from the Nazis, which declared it illegal in 1941, arresting the members and seizing the possessions.

[2] Known best for her portraits, Wolfthorn was one of the leading female artists at the start of the 20th century, along with Käthe Kollwitz and Dora Hitz.

She created portraits of hundreds of famous people from her time from Berlin, including many female activists.