Regine Ulmann

Born on 1 September 1847 in Vienna, Regine Kohn was the daughter of the merchant Wolf (Wilhelm) Kohn (c.1810–1884) and his wife Netty née Bisenz (c.1813–1855). In 1867, she married the merchant Sigmund Ulmann (1835–1914). Following the early death of her mother, Kohn was educated privately under the direction of her stepmother. ==Career==

In 1867, when she was only 19, Regine Ulmann was a co-founder of the Mädchen Unterstutzungs-Verein which was designed to provide educational support and job training to girls from poor Jewish homes. In 1889, she established a training course for women in child care and in 1905, she initiated courses leading to women's employment as legal officials. Ulmann was also active as a journalist and editor, contributing articles to all the main organs of the women's movement. For some 27 years, she was editor-in-chief of Das Blatt der Hausfrau (The Housewife's Paper). She also contributed articles to the Austrian, German and Swiss press, especially to the Neue Freie Presse, the Osterreichische Volkszeitung, the Wiener Mode, the Vossische Zeitung and the Neues Wiener Tagblatt. Regine Ulmann died in Vienna on 13 March 1939. ==Awards and honours==

In 1937, Ulmann was honoured with the Austrian Civil Medal of Merit in Gold (Goldenes Verdienstzeichen des österreichischen Verdienstordens). ==References==