Minna Kautsky

Minna Kautsky, born Wilhelmine Jaich (11 June 1837, in Graz – 20 December 1912, in Berlin), was a Czech-Austrian actress and novelist who was strongly influenced by socialism and the women's movement.

She occasionally appeared as an actress at the Niklastheater in Vienna and the Schauspielhaus [de; fr] in Graz.

Five years later, her son Karl introduced her to socialist ideas, which inspired articles in the Neuen Welt and Die Neue Zeit, all signed as "Wilhelm Wiener".

About this time, she and Johann built a home in Sankt Gilgen, which they named the "Villa Kotzian".

Many figures in the socialist movement were visitors there, including Wilhelm Liebknecht, Victor Adler, Franz Mehring and Rosa Luxemburg From 1904, she divided her time between the villa and Karl's home in Berlin.