In the English translation of Charlotte von Mahlsdorf's phrase "Ich bin meine eigene Frau," the term "Frau" is usually given as "wife." However, the primary translation of "Frau" is "woman." Thus it can be argued that the translation should be "I am my own woman." The term "wife" is an acceptable, but secondary meaning, and the more specific German correlate is "Ehefrau." However, the line: "Ich bin meine eigene Frau" is Charlotte's answer to her mother's question: " Don't you think it's time to get married?"(Approximately).

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Books

Charlotte von Mahlsdorf wrote the following books: -

• I Am My Own Woman: The True Story of Charlotte von Mahlsdorf, by Charlotte von Mahlsdorf, ISBN 1-57344-200-3, published by Cleis Press
• Ich bin meine eigene Frau (I Am My Own Woman), Munich: dtv (1995), ISBN 3-423-12061-4. (filmed by Rosa von Praunheim)
• Ab durch die Mitte (Beat It!), Munich: dtv (1997), ISBN 3-423-20041-3, written in co-operation with Peter Süß.

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Film

In 1992 the German filmmaker Rosa von Praunheim made a film about Charlotte von Mahlsdorf called Ich bin meine eigene Frau. Charlotte appears in the film.

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Play

The American author Doug Wright has made Charlotte von Mahlsdorf's life the subject of a one-man play, based on his own research. The play, also called "I Am My Own Wife" and performed to acclaim by Jefferson Mays, won the 2004 Tony Award for Best Play and the 2004 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. The play also won the Lambda Literary Award for Drama in 2005.

The German author Peter Süß, co-author and publisher of Charlotte von Mahlsdorf's book, has made another play called "Ich bin meine eigene Frau". The play had its premiere in spring 2006 at the Schauspiel Leipzig.

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External links

• Literature by and about Charlotte von Mahlsdorf in the catalogue of Die Deutsche Bibliothek
• (German) Gründerzeit Museum - Official Website
• (German) Article in Die Berliner Zeitung on questions about Charlotte von Mahlsdorf's biography
• The play I Am My Own Wife
• I Am My Own Wife: The True Story of Charlotte von Mahlsdorf, memoir by Charlotte von Mahlsdorf
• Ich bin meine eigene Frau at the Internet Movie Database
• I Am My Own Wife at the Internet Broadway Database

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