Grete Meisel-Hess
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Grete Meisel-Hess was an Austrian Jewish feminist, who wrote novels, short stories and essays about women's need for sexual liberation.
Meisel-Hess lived in Vienna
from 1893 to 1908. She viewed both anti-Semitism
and anti-feminism as signs of degeneration
which needed to be overcome by progressive politics.
She wrote for Franz Pfemfert
's journal Die Aktion
.
Meisel-Hess lived in Vienna
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
from 1893 to 1908. She viewed both anti-Semitism
Anti-Semitism
Antisemitism is suspicion of, hatred toward, or discrimination against Jews for reasons connected to their Jewish heritage. According to a 2005 U.S...
and anti-feminism as signs of degeneration
Degeneration
The idea of degeneration had significant influence on science, art and politics from the 1850s to the 1950s. The social theory developed consequently from Charles Darwin's Theory of Evolution...
which needed to be overcome by progressive politics.
She wrote for Franz Pfemfert
Franz Pfemfert
Franz Pfemfert was a German journalist, editor of Die Aktion, literary critic, politician and portrait photographer. Pfemfert occasionally wrote under the pseudonym U. Gaday...
's journal Die Aktion
Die Aktion
Die Aktion was a German literary and political magazine, edited by Franz Pfemfert and published between 1911 and 1932 in Berlin-Wilmersdorf; it promoted literary Expressionism and stood for left-wing policies...
.
Works
- Die sexuelle Krise. Eine sozialpsychologische Untersuchung, 1909. Translated by EdenEden PaulMaurice Eden Paul, most commonly known simply as Eden Paul was a socialist physician, writer and translator.-Biography:...
and Cedar PaulCedar PaulCedar Paul, née Gertrude Mary Davenport was a singer, author, translator and journalist.-Biography:Gertrude Davenport came from a musical family: she was the grand-daughter of the composer George Alexander Macfarren and the daughter of the composer Francis William Davenport...
as The sexual crisis: a critique of our sex life, 1917. - Die Intellektuellen [The Intellectuals], 1911
- Sexuelle Rechte, 1914
- Betrachtungen zur frauenfrage, 1914
- Die Bedeutung der Monogamie, 1916