Two New Books on the History of Womens' Activism

Two New Books on the History of Womens' Activism

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Department of Gender Studies and Department of History, Central European University PU Vienna
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Wien
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Austria
From - Until
08.03.2021 -
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Veronika Helfert, Department of History/Department of Gender Studies, Central European University

Two New Books on the History of Womens' Activism

Book Launch on the occasion of International Women’s Day: Monday, 8 March, 5.30 – 6.45 p.m.

Veronika Helfert, Women, Stand up! A Women’s and Gender History of the Austrian Revolution and Council Movement, 1916-1924 (In German). Göttingen, Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 2021

Susan Zimmermann, Women’s Politics and Men’s Trade Unionism. International Gender Politics, Female IFTU Trade Unionists and the Workers’ and Women’s Movements of the Interwar Period (In German). Vienna, Löcker, 2021.

Zwei neue Bücher zur Geschichte des Aktivismus von Frauen

Buchvorstellung anlässlich des Internationalen Frauentags: Montag, 8. März, 17.30 - 18.45 Uhr

Veronika Helfert, Frauen, wacht auf! Eine Frauen- und Geschlechtergeschichte von Revolution und Rätebewegung in Österreich, 1916–1924. Göttingen, Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 2021.

Susan Zimmermann, Frauenpolitik und Männergewerkschaft. Internationale Gewerkschaftspolitik, IGB-Gewerkschafterinnen und die Arbeiter- und Frauenbewegungen der Zwischenkriegszeit. Wien, Löcker, 2021.

Two New Books on the History of Womens' Activism

Veronika Helfert (Postdoctoral Fellow, CEU), Women, Stand up! A Women’s and Gender History of the Austrian Revolution and Council Movement, 1916-1924 (in German). Göttingen, Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 2021, 399 pages, ISBN: 978-3-8471-1184-9

Presented by Matthew Stibbe, Professor of Modern European History at Sheffield Hallam University. Matthew Stibbe is working on women and revolutionary movements during and after the First World War and has recently published a study on civilian internment during the First World War (2019).

Susan Zimmermann (University Professor, CEU), Women’s Politics and Men’s Trade Unionism. International Gender Politics, Female IFTU Trade Unionists and the Workers’ and Women’s Movements of the Interwar Period (in German). Vienna, Löcker Verlag, 2021, 720 pages, ISBN 978 - 3-99098-026-2

Presented by Dorothea Hoehtker, Historian and Senior Researcher at the Research Department of the International Labour Organization. Dorothea Hoehtker has coordinated the ILO research and publication activities related to the 100th anniversary of the ILO in 2019.

Chair: Francisca de Haan, CEU, Department of Gender Studies

Closing Remarks: László Kontler, CEU, Department of History

https://events.ceu.edu/2021-03-08/march-8-book-launch-occasion-international-womens-day
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