Awards
- In 1996, she received the German "Bundesverdienstkreuz am Bande" (Cross of Merit on ribbon), and in 2005, the "Bundesverdienstkreuz 1. Klasse" (Cross of Merit, First class). The Cross of Merit is the only general state decoration of the Federal Republic of Germany.
- In 2004 she received the "Danubius Prize" for "her passionate fight for the rights of women".
- In December 2004 she was made Knight of the French Legion of Honor.
- On January 15, 2005 she received the Staatspreis of the German federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia.
- In 2007 she received the Else Mayer Foundation award.
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