Katharina Migerka
Katharina Migerka (born December 8, 1844 in Tilsit as Katharina Kämpffat , † September 20, 1922 in Graz ) was an Austrian writer and sociologist .
Life
Catherine Migerka came as the wife of Imperial Royal Hofrathes Franz Migerka first to Brno , then in 1872 to Vienna , where her husband was first appointed to the Department of Commerce and in 1883 the Central factory inspector. She was the mother of the writers Helene Migerka and Else Migerka .
Soon after the death of her husband in 1915, she moved with both daughters to Graz, where they and their children stayed until the end of their lives.
Work and action
Together with her husband, Migerka founded the first domestic economics schools in Vienna in the 1870s and 80s (Migerka schools) for training maids and in 1894 the "Aid Association for Apprenticeship Girls and Young Workers", which offered evening home economics courses and had a job placement, a Sunday Girls' day nursery, a home for orphaned girls, and other charities.
As an author, Migerka u. a. Travel letters from her trip to America and worked on various popular educational publications.
Publications
- Letters from Philadelphia (1876) to a friend . Gerold, Vienna 1877 ( signature of the ÖNB : 154.808-B)
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The proud Lene. A story for the people . Szelinski, Vienna 1887 (signature of the ÖNB: 109.893-B)
- -. Edited and published by the general n / a People's education association. 3rd edition G. Szelinski, Vienna 1900 (signature of the ÖNB: 403.824-B)
- Dr. Barnardos Home (rescue and welfare institutions). Reiser, Vienna 1892 (signature of the ÖNB: 196.434-B)
- Instructions for creating housekeeping evening schools for poor girls. (Appendix: Cooking recipes with price tasks). Szelinsky, Vienna 1897 (signature of the ÖNB: 77.969-B)
- On the question of the female commercial training school . Sn, Vienna 1897.
- Also a social task. A reminder sheet for the tribute pageant of the children of Vienna on June 24, 1898 . Szelinski, Vienna 1899 (signature of the ÖNB: 94.927-B)
- The maid question in a different light . In: Documents of Women . Volume II, No. 21/1900, January 15, 1900, pp. 573-580. (Online at ALO ).
- On the question of milk utilization . Hölder, Vienna 1907 (recte 1906) (signature of the ÖNB: 447.176-B)
- Ottilie Bondy . In: The Bund. Central gazette of the Federation of Austrian Women's Associations . No. 7, July 1912 (Volume VII), pp. 3–6. (Online at ALO ).
literature
- Ludwig Eisenberg, Richard Groner : The spiritual Vienna: artist and writer lexicon . Vienna 1889–1893.
- Elisabeth Friedrichs: The German-speaking women writers of the 18th and 19th centuries. A lexicon. Metzler, Stuttgart 1981, ISBN 3-476-00456-2 .
- Lexicon of women in two volumes. Encyclios Verlag, Zurich 1954.
- Migerka Katharine . In: Marianne Nigg: Biographies of Austrian poets and writers. A contribution to German literature in Austria . Kühkopf, Korneuburg 1893, p. 38. (Online at ALO ).
- M. Fichna: Migerka Katharina. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 6, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1975, ISBN 3-7001-0128-7 , p. 274.
- Migerka, Mrs. Katharina . In: Sophie Pataky (Hrsg.): Lexicon of German women of the pen . Volume 2. Verlag Carl Pataky, Berlin 1898, p. 47 ( digitized version ).
Web links
- Katharina Migerka in the database Women in Motion 1848–1938 of the Austrian National Library
Individual evidence
- ↑ Olga Rudel-Zeynek : In memoriam Helene Migerka . In: The Austrian . No. 5/1928, May 1, 1929 (Volume I), p. 8. (Online at ALO ).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Migerka, Katharina |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kämffat, Katharina (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian writer and sociologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 8, 1844 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Tilsit |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 20, 1922 |
| Place of death | Graz |