Henriette Ith

Henriette Ith
Ith in 1921
Born	(1885-08-31)31 August 1885 La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland
Died	12 January 1978(1978-01-12) (aged 92) Geneva, Switzerland
Other names	Henriette Rémi Henriette Danneil Henriette Wille
Occupation(s)	Esperantist, pacifist, photographer

Henriette Ith (née Wille, 31 August 1885 – 12 January 1978), also known as Henriette Rémi or Henriette Danneil, was a Swiss Esperantist and pacifist. Born to a family of watchmakers in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Neuchâtel, she first studied languages then photography, for which she opened a studio in Berlin. After marrying and working in a German military hospital during the First World War, Ith became a political activist for socialism for several years before moving to Geneva, Switzerland. Here, she became involved in the Esperanto movement by directing a magazine, teaching, and translating in the language.

In later life, Ith remarried and studied psychology, becoming a pacifist. She continued to participate in left-wing circles, although to a lesser extent than during her post-war period. In 1942, Ith published a book, Hommes sans Visages (Men without Faces), recounting her experiences during the First World War. Publishing pseudonymously as Henriette Rémi, her identity as its author was lost for half a century.