The Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky Club
was founded in 2013 as a supporting association and organisational form of the entire field of activity.
ZVR-Number: 854118344
The Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky Club is an independent association open to all interested women.
Funding is built on public funding, donations, membership fees and sponsorships.
Here you can read the statutes.
Board of Directors
DI Christine Zwingl: Chairwoman
Dr. Evelyn Dürmayer: Deputy Chairwoman
Mag. Christine Oertel: Secretary
DI Renate Allmayer-Beck: Deputy Secretary
Christa Füchtner: Cashier
Mag. Brigitte Dorau: Deputy Treasurer
Founders
The members of the founding committee of the Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky Club were:
Ulrike Jenni
Born in Vienna, grew up in Vorarlberg, mother of a daughter, studied art history and archaeology in Vienna. Employed at the Austrian Academy of Sciences (1973–1983 and 1995–2003), as well as custodian of the Graphic Collection of the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna (1983–94), first chairwoman of the Working Group for Equal Opportunities, author of numerous exhibition catalogues and editor.
Board member of the “Urania Frauenkomitee” founded by Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky, which regularly organised screenings of anti-fascist films at the Urania.
Ulrike Jenni passed away suddenly and unexpectedly on April 15th 2020. We mourn and miss you!
Born in Vienna, grew up in Vorarlberg, mother of a daughter, studied art history and archaeology in Vienna. Employed at the Austrian Academy of Sciences (1973–1983 and 1995–2003), as well as custodian of the Graphic Collection of the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna (1983–94), first chairwoman of the Working Group for Equal Opportunities, author of numerous exhibition catalogues and editor.
Board member of the “Urania Frauenkomitee” founded by Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky, which regularly organised screenings of anti-fascist films at the Urania.
Ulrike Jenni passed away suddenly and unexpectedly on April 15th 2020. We mourn and miss you!
Irma Schwager
Born as Irma Wieselberg in Vienna in 1920, she grew up in the second district. After the ‘Anschluss’ in 1938, she fled to Belgium and from there to France. After the outbreak of World War II, she was interned in the Gurs camp in southern France. She joined the French resistance movement (‘Résistance’), actively participating in the Travail (Anti) Allemand. In 1945, she returned to Vienna. She is the mother of a daughter born in the Resistance and a son. Her parents and two of her brothers were killed during the Holocaust.
From 1972 she was chairwoman of the Federation of Democratic Women of Austria (BDFÖ). In this function, she was instrumental in the women's collaboration against nuclear armament, war and fascism, against the discrimination of women by Paragraph 144, for self-determination, equal rights and for equal opportunities for all children.
In 2005 Irma Schwager was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize as part of “1000 Women for the Nobel Peace Prize 2005”.
On June 22nd 2015, Irma Schwager died in Vienna. Until her last days she stood consciously, committed and with all her heart in life. We will never forget you!
Born as Irma Wieselberg in Vienna in 1920, she grew up in the second district. After the ‘Anschluss’ in 1938, she fled to Belgium and from there to France. After the outbreak of World War II, she was interned in the Gurs camp in southern France. She joined the French resistance movement (‘Résistance’), actively participating in the Travail (Anti) Allemand. In 1945, she returned to Vienna. She is the mother of a daughter born in the Resistance and a son. Her parents and two of her brothers were killed during the Holocaust.
From 1972 she was chairwoman of the Federation of Democratic Women of Austria (BDFÖ). In this function, she was instrumental in the women's collaboration against nuclear armament, war and fascism, against the discrimination of women by Paragraph 144, for self-determination, equal rights and for equal opportunities for all children.
In 2005 Irma Schwager was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize as part of “1000 Women for the Nobel Peace Prize 2005”.
On June 22nd 2015, Irma Schwager died in Vienna. Until her last days she stood consciously, committed and with all her heart in life. We will never forget you!
Christine Zwingl
Born in Vienna, mother of a daughter, founded the TU Kindergarten in 1984, studied architecture at the Vienna University of Technology, self-employed architect, and civil engineer since 1994, theoretical work on planning suitable for everyday life and women for the MA 57, lectureship at the Vienna University of Technology 1994–95, teaching activities 2000–14 and gender representative at the HTL Mödling, art therapist (ÖAGG).
Member of the Schütte-Lihotzky research group since 1986, member of the Urania Women's Committee until its end in 1994.
Schütte-Lihotzky research project (Austrian Science Fund), conception and design of the exhibition at MAK (Museum of Applied Arts Vienna) 1993, and compilation of the catalogue of works by Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky.
Numerous articles; foundation and management of the MSL Raum (2013–20). Initiator of the MSL Centre in 2021. Head of the research project “Architektur Pionierinnen”.
Born in Vienna, mother of a daughter, founded the TU Kindergarten in 1984, studied architecture at the Vienna University of Technology, self-employed architect, and civil engineer since 1994, theoretical work on planning suitable for everyday life and women for the MA 57, lectureship at the Vienna University of Technology 1994–95, teaching activities 2000–14 and gender representative at the HTL Mödling, art therapist (ÖAGG).
Member of the Schütte-Lihotzky research group since 1986, member of the Urania Women's Committee until its end in 1994.
Schütte-Lihotzky research project (Austrian Science Fund), conception and design of the exhibition at MAK (Museum of Applied Arts Vienna) 1993, and compilation of the catalogue of works by Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky.
Numerous articles; foundation and management of the MSL Raum (2013–20). Initiator of the MSL Centre in 2021. Head of the research project “Architektur Pionierinnen”.
Participate
If you are interested in the MSL Centre project, feel free to stop by during our opening hours.
Are you specifically interested in women's history of the 20th century?
Do you enjoy being in the company of interesting women and participating in a wide variety of events?
Do you want to get involved and support the MSL Centre? Feel free to contact us via:
club@schuette-lihotzky.at
Become a member of the MSL Club!
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Membership application
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The annual membership fee is 30,- Euros.
As a member, you and one accompanying person can visit the Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky Centre free of charge.
