There was an inspiring round of discussions recently during the visit of State Governor Johanna Mikl-Leitner on the occasion of Mother’s Day.
It was 1924 when Mother’s Day was celebrated for the first time in Austria. Josefa Dormeyer and Emelie Sommer have all experienced these “days of honor” since then – they are 100 and 102 years old, respectively. Two very special women whom State Governor Johanna Mikl-Leitner paid a visit to in the Melk care center. “Impressive women” Both mothers, one was a teacher, the other a farmer, talked about their lives, which were not always easy, often difficult and, above all, difficult hardworking and associated with great challenges. But both took on these challenges and built this country, with a lot of courage but without lamentation. “The two of them impressed me incredibly. They have achieved great things in their lives,” reports Mikl-Leitner of the senior citizens who are not at all taciturn. The state governor concludes: “Looking after the children was and is the focus of every mother. Mother’s Day should be an opportunity to give thanks from the bottom of our hearts.”
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