Johanna Dohnal - Visionary of Feminism

Johanna Dohnal - Visionary of Feminism

105 mins | Documentary | July 29, 2021

Johanna Dohnal, whose political career spans three decades, was one of the very first explicitly feminist politicians in Europe. As a member of the Austrian socialist government and the first Austrian minister for Women’s Affairs from 1990 to 1994, Dohnal was responsible for founding Austria’s first women’s refuge as well as criminalizing of marital rape. Yet her legacy remains yet to be discovered and re-examined. DIE DOHNAL makes a first step, and it makes Dohnal come alive.

Johanna Dohnal - Visionary of Feminism

105 mins | Documentary | July 29, 2021

Johanna Dohnal - Visionary of Feminism
Johanna Dohnal, whose political career spans three decades, was one of the very first explicitly feminist politicians in Europe. As a member of the Austrian socialist government and the first Austrian minister for Women’s Affairs from 1990 to 1994, Dohnal was responsible for founding Austria’s first women’s refuge as well as criminalizing of marital rape. Yet her legacy remains yet to be discovered and re-examined. DIE DOHNAL makes a first step, and it makes Dohnal come alive.
Producers Plan C Filmproduktion, Derfinger Film, Filmdelights
Original title Die Dohnal
Directors Sabine Derflinger
Writers Sabine Derflinger