Fickert, Auguste (1855–1910)
Fickert, Auguste (1855–1910)
Austrian suffragist leader. Born May 25, 1855, in Vienna, Austria; died June 9, 1910, in Maria Enzersdorf, Lower Austria.
With Rosa Mayreder, Marie Lang and Marianne Hainisch, was founder of the feminist movement in Austria, pioneering the right-to-vote for women movement (1893); a Social Democrat, also pushed for opportunities for women's higher education.
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