Rudolfine Muhr
Rudolfine "Fini" Muhr (born September 5, 1900 in Vienna ; † October 26, 1984 there ) was an Austrian politician ( SPÖ ).
Life
Rudolfine Muhr was born into a working class family. As a child, she often accompanied her mother on her tour, the daily newspapers, including the Arbeiter-Zeitung , among others . After attending elementary and community school , Muhr had to make a living as a metal worker from the age of 14. She joined the union in and was already 18 years works council .
After Social Democracy was banned in 1934 , Muhr became illegally committed to its community of values and was arrested several times, most recently by the Gestapo .
After the Second World War , Muhr became an employee of the ÖBB , where she took on an administrative job as an assistant.
In 1945 she entered the Vienna State Parliament and City Council as a member of the SPÖ , to which she was a member until 1949. This was followed by her move to the Federal Council . She then belonged to the regional chamber for 20 years, until 1969.
Within her party, Muhr was one of the founding members of the SPÖ in the Vienna district of Hietzing and made a strong contribution to the social democratic women's movement. From 1959 to 1963 Muhr was the SPÖ federal women's spokeswoman.
As early as 1947 she was one of the founding members of Volkshilfe with Josef Afritsch , Wilhelmine Moik and Bruno Kreisky .
Muhr was buried in the cemetery of the Simmering fire hall (Department MRG, number 74).
Award
- In 1977 Muhr was awarded the Badge of Honor for Services to the Liberation of Austria .
- Since 1988 a residential complex in the 13th district of Hietzing, in the Elisabethallee, has been called Rudolfine-Muhr-Hof .
Web links
- Rudolfine Muhr on the website of the Austrian Parliament
- Rudolfine Muhr. In: dasrotewien.at - Web dictionary of the Viennese social democracy. SPÖ Vienna (Ed.)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Honoring Austrian freedom fighters. In: The new reminder call. Journal for Freedom, Law and Democracy , issue 11/1977, p. 2 (online at ANNO ). .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Muhr, Rudolfine |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Muhr, Fini (nickname) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian politician (SPÖ), member of the state parliament, member of the Federal Council |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 5th September 1900 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 26, 1984 |
| Place of death | Vienna |