This volume, the first of its kind in English, brings together scholars from different disciplines who address the history of women in Austria, as well as their

The position of women in Austrian society, politics, and in the economy follows the familiar trajectory of Western societies. They were expected to accept their

At the end of the nineteenth century, Austro-Hungarian society was undergoing a significant re-evaluation of gender roles and identities. Debates on these issue

Official report on the legal status of women and woman workers in Austria - deals with civil law, criminal law, social security, education of women, women's rig