Die Unzufriedene

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Die Unzufriedene
CategoriesFeminist magazine
FrequencyWeekly
PublisherSocial Democratic Party
Founder
Founded1923
First issue22 September 1923
Final issue1944
CountryAustria
Based inVienna
LanguageGerman

Die Unzufriedene (German: The Discontented) was a weekly political magazine with a special reference to women. Its subtitle was unabhängige Wochenschrift für alle Frauen (German: independent weekly for all women)[1] and its motto was "Human progress lies in discontent!".[2] The magazine was in circulation between 1923 and 1944 in Vienna, Austria.

History and profile[edit]

Die Unzufriedene was founded by Max Winter and Paula Hons, and its first issue appeared on 22 September 1923.[1] The Social Democratic Party was its publisher.[3] Winter also edited the magazine until 1931 when Hons replaced him in the post.[1] The magazine came out weekly and attempted to balance between political enlightenment of women and reporting news about fashion and entertainment.[1] It adopted a social democratic political stance[2] and was a supporter of feminism.[4] The magazine asked children to report the abuse by their parents if they experience it.[4] It sold over 150,000 in the early 1930s.[1] In a study carried out in the same period it was found that 21,4% of 1,320 Viennese female factory workers read Die Unzufriedene.[2]

In February 1934 Die Unzufriedene had to temporarily cease publication.[1] On 1 July 1934 it resumed publication, but its editorial line changed radically.[1] In addition, its title was changed to Das kleine Frauenblatt with the original subtitle, unabhängige Wochenschrift für alle Frauen.[1] The magazine appeared with this title until 1944.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Die Unzufriedene". dasrotewien.at (in German). Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  2. ^ a b c Brigitte Bargetz (2019). "Affective Attachments: Women's Suffrage in Austria and the Social Democratic Struggle for Women's Votes in Die Unzufriedene". Frontiers in Sociology. 4. doi:10.3389/fsoc.2019.00028.
  3. ^ Britta McEwen (2012). Sexual Knowledge: Feeling, Fact, and Social Reform in Vienna, 1900-1934. New York; Oxford: Berghahn Books. p. 170. ISBN 978-0-85745-338-9.
  4. ^ a b Brigit Nemec (2020). "Health Care and Social Hygiene". In Rob Mcfarland; et al. (eds.). The Red Vienna Sourcebook. Rochester, NY: Camden House. pp. 276–277. ISBN 978-1-57113-355-7.