Therese Schlesinger

Overview

Therese Schlesinger-Eckstein born Vienna June 6, 1863 (d. 1940). Austrian Socialist suffragist and social reformer who led the opposition to World War I. First woman elected to parliament 1918.

Quotations

"I was moved to lead a fight against the oppression and exploitation of women on behalf of those so sorely oppressed." (Riemert and Fout, European Women, pp. 95-99, 1980; photo Austrian Nat. Archives)