Luise "Lilli" Herrmann-Ries (13 February 1904 - 17 January 1971) was a politician (KPD) and women's rights activist in the Saarland.Luise Karoline Ries was born in the Altenkessel quarter of Saarbrücken. Her father, Wilhelm Jakob Ries, worked as a machine maintenance engineer. Her mother, born Margaretha Luise Forst, died during her birth, and her father died shortly afterwards. She was accordingly bought up by her maternal uncle, Friedrich Forst, in Wiebelkirchen, a small town in the hilly countryside between Saarbrücken and Mainz. After leaving middle school Luise Ries undertook domestic service and office work in a wholesale business. Wikipedia