Margarete Schütte-Lihotzkys profound sense of humanity and politics made her an extraordinary woman. She radiated self-confidence, optimism, warmth and joie de vivre.Through her sympathy for the lives of her friends, as well as her interest and engagement in current political and personal events she always had a strong presence.
In late 1940, Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky travelled from Istanbul to Vienna to participate in the Austrian Communist resistance against National Socialism. At the end of January, shortly before her return, she was arrested by the Gestapo in Vienna. She survived and was only freed from the Aichach penitentiary in Bavaria when the war ended in 1945.
About this time the architect wrote the book "Erinnerungen aus dem Widerstand" ("Memories from the Resistance", first published in 1985).
1940-1945 Resistance against National Socialism
In late 1940, Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky travelled from Istanbul to Vienna to participate in the Austrian Communist resistance against National Socialism. At the end of January, shortly before her return, she was arrested by the Gestapo in Vienna. She survived and was only freed from the Aichach penitentiary in Bavaria when the war ended in 1945.
About this time the architect wrote the book "Erinnerungen aus dem Widerstand" ("Memories from the Resistance", first published in 1985).
Political Commitment
- Federation of Democratic Women of Austria (BDFÖ) 1948–1969 – First president of the BDFÖ
- Activity on the board of the KZ-Verband (organized by victims of concentration camps) as cultural advisor
- Austrian Peace Council – Design of exhibitions: 1950 "Niemals Vergessen" ("Never Forget"), 1975 "Hiroshima 30 Jahre" ("Hiroshima 30 Years") for the Peace Congress in Vienna
- Urania Women's Committee 1960–1994 – Founding of the non-partisan Women's Committee for screenings of anti-war and anti-fascist films at the Urania in Vienna
