Anna Boschek

Anna Boschek (1874 - 1957), was an Austrian Politician (Social Democrat) and feminist. She was one of the first of her gender in the Austrian parliament. Boschek was the daughter of a railway locksmith. Early orphaned, she was forced to quit school and worked as a domestic and at various factories. She was the ward of , who also became her political mentor. In 1890, she became the first woman in the central comity of the SDAP; in 1891 she became a member of the workers union and the Social democratic ABF; and in 1918-20 she was chairperson of the women section of the Confederation of Free Trade Unions and a member of the Vienna city council. In 1919-20, she was a member of the Austrian Constitutional Assembly election, 1919 and member of the National Council of Austria in 1920-34. After th

Anna Boschek

Anna Boschek (1874 - 1957), was an Austrian Politician (Social Democrat) and feminist. She was one of the first of her gender in the Austrian parliament. Boschek was the daughter of a railway locksmith. Early orphaned, she was forced to quit school and worked as a domestic and at various factories. She was the ward of , who also became her political mentor. In 1890, she became the first woman in the central comity of the SDAP; in 1891 she became a member of the workers union and the Social democratic ABF; and in 1918-20 she was chairperson of the women section of the Confederation of Free Trade Unions and a member of the Vienna city council. In 1919-20, she was a member of the Austrian Constitutional Assembly election, 1919 and member of the National Council of Austria in 1920-34. After th