Berta Von Suttner: A life for peace

Bertha von Suttner was the first woman to receive the Nobel Peace Prize (…)

As a writer and lecturer, Bertha von Suttner was the figurehead of a world-wide peace movement. Opposing the tides of the time, she relentlessly fought nationalist fanaticism, aggressive militarism, hate-breeding and anti-semitism. She recognized the destructive potential of these ideologies and prophesied: The next war will be more horrible than any of its predecessors (…)