Embodied Histories: New Womanhood in Vienna, 1894-1934 - Paperbackby Katya Motyl (Author) Explores the emergence of a new womanhood in turn of the century Vienna. In Embodied Histories, historian Katya Motyl explores the everyday acts of defiance that formed the basis for new, unconventional forms of womanhood in early twentieth century Vienna. The figures Motyl brings back to life defied gender conformity, dressed in new ways, behaved brashly, and expressed themselves freely, overturning assumptions about what it