▁March ▁ 1 8 6 0 , ▁Sid onie ▁Werner ▁was ▁brought ▁up ▁in ▁a ▁well - to - do ▁Jewish ▁merchant ' s ▁family . ▁She ▁attended ▁a ▁girls ' ▁high ▁school ▁before ▁comple ting ▁a ▁course ▁in ▁teacher ▁training . ▁After ▁first ▁working ▁in ▁a ▁Jewish ▁school ▁in ▁the ▁Hamburg ▁sub urb ▁of ▁Al ton a , ▁she ▁was ▁employed ▁by ▁the ▁Hamburg ▁school ▁authority ▁until ▁her ▁ret irement . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 3 , ▁together ▁with ▁Gustav ▁T uch , ▁she ▁founded ▁the ▁ ▁Israel it isch - H uman it ären ▁Frauen verein ▁( Is rael ite ▁Human itar ian ▁Women ' s ▁Association ) ▁which ▁she ▁cha ired ▁from ▁ 1 9 0 8 ▁until ▁her ▁death , ▁supporting ▁activities ▁for ▁children ▁and ▁women . ▁In ▁parallel , ▁she ▁was ▁a ▁strong ▁pro ponent ▁of ▁women ' s ▁rights , ▁supporting ▁professional ▁qual ifications ▁for ▁women ▁and ▁encourag ing ▁them ▁to ▁particip ate ▁in ▁commercial ▁and ▁political ▁activities . ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 4 , ▁together ▁with ▁Ber tha ▁P appen heim , ▁she ▁founded ▁the ▁German ▁League ▁of ▁Jewish ▁Women ▁where ▁she ▁campaign ed ▁for ▁women ' s ▁suff rage ▁and ▁fought ▁against ▁the ▁tra ff ick ing ▁of ▁girls . ▁She ▁represented ▁the ▁organization ▁both ▁in ▁Germany ▁and ▁abroad . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 3 , ▁at ▁the ▁First ▁World ▁Congress ▁of ▁Jewish ▁Women ▁in ▁Vienna , ▁she ▁gave ▁a ▁detailed ▁presentation ▁of ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁organizations ▁for ▁Jewish ▁women