Between Socialism and Feminism: Charlotte Glas (1873-1944)

This article explores how Charlotte Glas, a founding member of the Austrian Social Democratic Party and a leading figure in the public sphere during the late imperial period, attempted to advance the cause of workers' rights and women's emancipation. Charged with lèse-majesté following a p...

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Published in:Religions
Main Author: Mattl, Siegfried 1954-2015 (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: MDPI [2016]
In: Religions
Further subjects:B Austria
B Feminism
B Habsburg Monarchy
B Charlotte Glas
B Jews
B Socialism
B Felix Salten
B Vienna
B Arthur Schnitzler
B Women's Suffrage
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Summary:This article explores how Charlotte Glas, a founding member of the Austrian Social Democratic Party and a leading figure in the public sphere during the late imperial period, attempted to advance the cause of workers' rights and women's emancipation. Charged with lèse-majesté following a public rally in 1893, and tried before a Viennese court, Glas was forced to confront both the repressive policies of the Habsburg state and the patriarchal practices of her society and her party. Ultimately, Glas chose to subordinate the fight for women's suffrage to the broader socialist campaign for universal male suffrage. Her dilemmas as a woman, Jew and socialist were captured in the character of Therese Golowski in Arthur Schnitzler's Der Weg ins Freie.
ISSN:2077-1444
Contains:Enthalten in: Religions
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.3390/rel7080097