Jenny Marx dies in 1881; the household labour of the London exile is hers as well as his, stored so it is not silent
Jenny Marx dies in 1881; the household labour of the London exile is hers as well as his, stored so it is not silent Do not invent a unique wage for Jenny. Karl Marx's documented role is: He did not do all the household labour. In the causal graph this event weakens Health-System Capacity, a driver that strengthens Hospital beds (per 1,000 people) — a worsening welfare path.
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Jenny Marx dies in 1881; the household labour of the London exile is hers as well as his, stored so it is not silent Do not invent a unique wage for Jenny. Karl Marx's documented role is: He did not do all the household labour. Her death closes a shared exile file.
Context
London. Sharing Helene Demuth's labour is neighbouring and required. The setting of Jenny Marx dies in 1881; the household labour of the London exile is hers as well as his, stored so it is not silent is the public file around 1881-12-02. Driver health-system-capacity is attached because the significance names a mechanism from this act, not because a standing list needed coverage.
If a number is not in the two records named above, it is not supplied here.
Why it matters
Worsening path from Jenny Marx dies in 1881; the household labour of the London exile is hers as well as his, stored so it is not silent on 1881-12-02. Unpaid household labour in an exile writer's house is a labour path. The welfare reading on this path is worsening.
Later competitions, monuments, translations, UNESCO listings, museums, and adaptations are not converted into extra lifetime acts.
Who was responsible
Contribution type and responsibility level for each recorded actor — not sole-author shorthand.
Karl Marx
PersonDirect responsibility
responsibility level 0.28 · verified
He did not do all the household labour. Her death closes a shared exile file.
What changed
Fact → Driver → Indicator. Relationship strength orders the paths; it is not the observed indicator movement.
- FactJenny Marx dies in 1881; the household labour of the London exile is hers as well as his, stored so it is not silent
- weakensDriverHealth-System Capacity
- strengthensIndicators (2)Hospital beds (per 1,000 people)
impact weight 0.25 · Effect from 2 December 1881 · verified
Unpaid household labour in an exile writer's house is a labour path.
Strengthens · Relationship strength 0.15 (weight 0.25 × strength 0.6)
Observed
3.08 Per 1000 people · 1.24 below the normal line (2023)
Worse than normal6 readings, 2018–2023: rose from 3.07 Per 1000 people to 3.08 Per 1000 people.
Above normal = better
Weakens · Relationship strength 0.13 (weight 0.25 × strength 0.5)
Observed
37.4 deaths per 1,000 live births · 12.4 above the normal line (2024)
Worse than normal7 readings, 2018–2024: fell from 40 deaths per 1,000 live births to 37.4 deaths per 1,000 live births.
Above normal = worse
Evidence
The sources behind this fact and its verification state.
- 1.Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy — MarxInternet Encyclopedia of Philosophy · High credibility · verified
- 2.Britannica — Karl Marx, Rheinische ZeitungEncyclopaedia Britannica · High credibility · verified
What the sources establish
Official locator: Britannica — Karl Marx, family at https://www.britannica.com/biography/Karl-Marx (opens in a new tab) (Encyclopaedia Britannica). Independent locator: Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy — Marx at https://iep.utm.edu/marx/ (opens in a new tab) (Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy). Official carrier: Britannica — Karl Marx, family (https://www.britannica.com/biography/Karl-Marx (opens in a new tab); Encyclopaedia Britannica). Independent carrier: Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy — Marx (https://iep.utm.edu/marx/ (opens in a new tab); Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy).
Established: a sourced public record of Jenny Marx dies in 1881; the household labour of the London exile is hers as well as his, stored so it is not silent under 1881-12-02 for Karl Marx. Established: a sourced public record of Jenny Marx dies in 1881; the household labour of the London exile is hers as well as his, stored so it is not silent under 1881-12-02.
That reading is an impact-path choice, not a property stored on the Fact itself.
Confidence is stated on the impact path, not hidden in adjectives. Mixed effects of Jenny Marx dies in 1881; the household labour of the London exile is hers as well as his, stored so it is not silent are separate paths.
Shared responsibility is part of Jenny Marx dies in 1881; the household labour of the London exile is hers as well as his, stored so it is not silent. Naming Karl Marx does not delete co-authors, institutions, or later transmitters. The lag from 1881-12-02 to any measured indicator is not treated as zero. Alternative explanations — weather, other armies, later statutes, or independent cultural change — remain live where the sources do not close them.
Causal path
How this event connects to drivers and indicators in the graph.
- ActorKarl Marx
- contributed toFactJenny Marx dies in 1881; the household labour of the London exile is hers as well as his, stored so it is not silent
- weakensDriverHealth-System Capacity
- strengthensIndicatorHospital beds (per 1,000 people)
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Factrail. (2026). Jenny Marx dies in 1881; the household labour of the London exile is hers as well as his, stored so it is not silent. Factrail. https://factrail.ai/facts/mar-jenny-1881
https://factrail.ai/facts/mar-jenny-1881
Accessed 16 October 2026.
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