. ▁▁ ▁Her ▁mother , ▁born ▁Marg are tha ▁Lu ise ▁For st , ▁died ▁during ▁her ▁birth , ▁and ▁her ▁father ▁died ▁shortly ▁afterwards . ▁▁ ▁She ▁was ▁accordingly ▁bought ▁up ▁by ▁her ▁mat ernal ▁uncle , ▁Friedrich ▁For st , ▁in ▁Wie bel kir chen , ▁a ▁small ▁town ▁in ▁the ▁h illy ▁coun tr ys ide ▁between ▁S aar br ücken ▁and ▁Main z . ▁ ▁After ▁leaving ▁middle ▁school ▁Lu ise ▁R ies ▁under to ok ▁domestic ▁service ▁and ▁office ▁work ▁in ▁a ▁wh oles ale ▁business . ▁ ▁She ▁married ▁, ▁a ▁labour ▁activ ist ▁and , ▁after ▁ 1 9 3 0 , ▁a ▁Commun ist ▁Party ▁member , ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 3 . ▁ ▁( some ▁sources ▁give ▁the ▁marriage ▁year ▁as ▁ 1 9 3 2 , ▁but ▁they ▁appear ▁to ▁be ▁in ▁the ▁minor ity .) ▁▁ ▁This ▁brought ▁her ▁into ▁contact ▁with ▁the ▁Commun ist ▁Party ▁which ▁she ▁herself ▁joined ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 1 . ▁▁ ▁By ▁that ▁time ▁she ▁had ▁already ▁been ▁polit ically ▁active ▁in ▁other ▁areas , ▁not ably , ▁since ▁ 1 9 2 9 , ▁through ▁her ▁membership ▁of ▁the ▁" Le ague ▁of ▁Working ▁Women " ▁(" B und ▁wer kt ät iger ▁Frauen "). ▁▁ ▁She ▁became ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Young ▁Fri ends ▁of ▁Nature ▁(" N atur fre unde j ug end ▁Deutsch lands ") ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 7 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 2 ▁L