Vienna in the 1920s and early 1930s represents an exciting era for women. Like never before, women shape the cultural life of the Austrian capital during the First Republic. The scene includes the famous coffee houses Central and Herrenhof, the opera, and the salons, which are meeting places for the Viennese Bohemia. In Red Vienna, many life models are possible for women; the atmosphere is cosmopolitan, and there is a lively exchange with other metropolises such as Prague, Berlin, London, and Paris. The networkers of the salons include Bertha Zuckerkandl, Alma Mahler, Eugenie Schwarzwald, Grete Wiesenthal, Gertrud Bodenwieser, Hilde Holger, and Gertrud Kraus. Star photographers like Madame d'Ora and Trude Fleischmann provide inspiration, while Lina Loos, Milena Jesenská, Gina Kaus, and Hilde Spiel accompany the stage enchantresses Maria Jeritza and Lotte Lehmann.