Auguste Hauschner: »Ein irrender Mensch mit dem anderen«

She wrote sociocritically about the position of women and questions of Jewish identity - the writer and salonnière Auguste Hauschner (1850-1924) was extremely successful with the public and critics and is almost forgotten today.

The work of the Prague writer, journalist and salonnière Auguste Hauschner (1850-1924) addresses and shapes the close interaction between the emancipation movements and discourses of Jews, women and the socially disadvantaged around 1900, articulating a voice of liberal German-speaking Jewry that can be considered representative of its time. In view of the religious renewal movements at the beginning of the 20th century, Hauschner represents decidedly secular views, emphatically invoking the achievements of the Enlightenment and the emancipatory power of education. She was not only appreciated by the general public and critics, but also engaged in a lively exchange with contemporaries such as Max Brod, Gustav Landauer and Arthur Schnitzler. Unlike these men, she was subsequently largely forgotten.

Prof. Dr. Bettina Bannasch, Professor of Modern German Literature at the University of Augsburg, will give an introduction to her life and work. Rahel Ehret, speaker and speaker trainer from Stuttgart, will read from novels, articles and letters.

At the opening of the exhibition "No night so dark. The unusual story of the Wels family that should be forgotten"