Eva Priester

Eva Priester, née Eva Beatrice Feinstein, (1910 – 1982) was a Russian-born Austrian journalist, poet and socialist activist. After spending periods in Berlin, Vienna and Prague, in 1939 she emigrated to the United Kingdom where, while working for the BBC, she joined London's Austrian Centre and the Free Austrian Movement. During this period, she edited and published poetry in the wartime journal ''Zeitspiegel'', including some of her own works. In 1946, Priester returned to Austria where she joined the Communist Party (KPÔ), edited its journal ''Die Woche'' and contributed to ''Ôsterreichische Volksstimme''. She also published several books including a Marxist-oriented history of Austria titled ''Kurze Geschichte Ôsterreichs'' (1946). In 1951, she was a member of the group of activists who, on behalf of the Women's International Democratic Federation, visited Korea to examine conditions during the Korean War. Provided by Wikipedia