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Helene or Helena Demuth (30 December 1820 – 4 November 1890) was a German housekeeper who worked for Jenny von Westphalen and Karl Marx, and later served as the household manager and political confidante of Friedrich Engels.
While working in England in 1851, Marx had an affair with Helene Demuth while Marx’s wife was living apart from him. Demuth was a working-class maid who had been hired by the mother of Marx’s wife, Jenny.
Helena Demuth. Born: 31 December 1820. Died: 4 November 1890. Marx family maid and life-long friend. Obituary written by Engels, 1890 Photo: Helena as an older woman Helena's birth certificate
By the death during the past week of Helena Demuth the Socialist party has lost a remarkable member. Born on New Year's Day, 1823 [In fact New Years' Eve 1820], of peasant parents, at St. Wendel, she came, at the age of 14, into the family of the von Westphalens of Trier.
Servant of the Revolution, written by Campbells Creek writer and academic Anitra Nelson, focuses on Helene 'Lenchen' Demuth, the long-serving housekeeper for Marx's wife, Jenny von Westphalen.
Mar 14, 1983 · In 1851, while living in London, Marx fathered an illegitimate son by Helen Demuth, the longtime family maid. Fearing that this indiscretion would destroy his marriage and damage his public...
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Jan 1, 2020 · Four women have been conventionally framed as wives and/or mistresses and/or sexual partners in the biographical reception of Karl Marx (1818–1883) and Friedrich Engels (1820–1895) as heterosexual men. These women were Jenny Marx (née von Westphalen) (1814–1881), Helene Demuth (“Lenchen”) (1820–1890), Mary Burns (1821–1863), and ...
