es ") ▁was ▁founded . ▁▁ ▁Stein met z , ▁now ▁aged ▁almost ▁ 5 6 , ▁took ▁a ▁leading ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁project ▁from ▁the ▁start . ▁▁ ▁Of ▁particular ▁note ▁was ▁her ▁widely ▁respect ed ▁mon ograph ▁on ▁Austria ' s ▁Roma ▁under ▁National ▁Social ism ▁(" Ö sterreich s ▁Z ige un er ▁im ▁NS - St a at "), ▁a ▁pione ering ▁piece ▁of ▁work ▁on ▁a ▁topic ▁previously ▁over look ed ▁by ▁sch ol ars ▁and ▁comment ators . ▁ ▁Other ▁topics ▁on ▁which ▁she ▁published ▁research ▁included ▁the ▁continu ing ▁difficulties ▁and ▁disc rim ination ▁encountered ▁by ▁women ▁at ▁Aust rian ▁univers ities , ▁Marie ▁von ▁Eb ner - E schen bach ▁and ▁the ▁S lav ic ▁pe op les , ▁and ▁about ▁J ura ▁So y fer . ▁▁ ▁She ▁wrote ▁about ▁the ▁per sec ution ▁of ▁Jews ▁and ▁about ▁the ▁revolution ary ▁social ist ▁Franz ▁Sach s ▁and ▁various ▁other ▁al lied ▁topics . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁Sel ma ▁Stein met z ▁res igned ▁her ▁Commun ist ▁Party ▁membership ▁as ▁a ▁protest ▁over ▁the ▁Wars aw ▁P act ▁invasion ▁of ▁Czech oslov ak ia ▁which ▁was ▁the ▁Kre ml in ' s ▁response ▁to ▁c aut ious ▁political ▁liberal isation ▁under ▁First ▁Party ▁Secretary ▁Alexander ▁Dub č ek . ▁▁ ▁She ▁was ▁also ▁unh appy ▁with ▁what ▁many ▁saw ▁as ▁the ▁Aust rian ▁Party ' s ▁excess ively ▁c aut ious ▁response ▁to ▁those ▁events . ▁▁ ▁Instead ▁she ▁joined ▁the