Helene Tuschak-Lafite
Helene Tuschak-Lafite (born February 13, 1879 , † February 2, 1971 ) was an Austrian columnist , theater and literary critic , women's rights activist and allegedly the “first journalist employed by a Viennese newspaper”.
Life
Helene Tuschak-Lafite, married to the Tonkünstler Prof. Carl Lafite since 1915 , came from a family of doctors; her mother was related to the family of the composer Joseph Haydn . Tuschak-Lafite studied languages and passed the state examination. She first translated into French, then wrote literary essays on Nordic and Russian literature for the New Free Press . She worked for the time and in 1908 editor of the Neue Wiener Tagblatt , where she headed the features section for a long time, wrote theater reviews and dealt with social and cultural issues of the day. After the Second World War she worked for the Wiener Zeitung .
Publications
- The teacher sister. In: Social Work. Volume 21, issue 3–4, July 1923, pp. 39–40 (signature of the ÖNB: 609270-B.Neu-Per)
- Article in:
- Announcements from the Association of Working Women
- Rohö-Frauenblatt
- The Austrian
Individual evidence
- ↑ Angelika Czipin: The writing of women. Dissertation, Vienna 1996, p. 120.
Web links
- Helene Tuschak in the database Women in Motion 1848–1938 of the Austrian National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Tuschak-Lafite, Helene |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian journalist and women's rights activist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 13, 1879 |
| DATE OF DEATH | 2nd February 1971 |