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Alliance F
alliance F (; by 2011) is the Federation of Swiss Women's Associations. History The presidents of the progressive women's associations from Bern (Helene von Mülinen), Zürich ( Emma Boos Jegher), Lausanne ( Marguerite Duvillard Chavannes) and Genève ( Camille Vidart) dealt at the end of the 19th century AD with training and legal issues. In 1896 they organized the first Swiss women's congress and tried to join all women's organizations in a Swiss umbrella organization. Three years later they called Swiss women's associations to form the Bund Schweizerischer Frauenvereine, and so the founding of the Federation of Swiss Women's Associations (from 1971 BSF) was established. BSF targeted the "mutual stimulation, the common influence on political decision-making bodies, as well as the adequate representation of Swiss women in the international women's movement." In addition to the founding clubs, the trade associations of teachers, and by 1945 also joined around 250 women's associat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kilchberg, Zürich
Kilchberg (High Alemannic: ''Chilchbèèrg'') is a municipality in the district of Horgen in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. Kilchberg is the site of a regional cemetery. History Kilchberg is first mentioned in 1248 as ''Hilchberch''. In 1250 it was mentioned as ''Kilchperch''. It grew out of the mediaeval village of Bendlikon (first mentioned in 1250 as ''Benklinkon'') where Kilchberg was just a section of the village. Its coat of arms is Azure a Quatrefoil Argent seeded Or. Geography Kilchberg has an area of . Of this area, 26.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 1.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 71.2% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.4%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). housing and buildings made up 58.1% of the total area, while transportation infrastructure made up the rest (13.2%). 74.9% of the total municipal area was undergoing some type of construction. Demographics Kilchberg has a population (as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wollishofen
Wollishofen is a neighbourhood in Zürich's district 2 (Zürich), 2nd district. It was formerly a municipality of its own, having been incorporated into Zürich in 1893. The neighbourhood has a population of 15,592 distributed on an area of 5.75 km2. Geography Located between the Sihl, Sihl river and Lake Zurich, it forms the southern boundary of the city on the left bank of the lake. The lake occupies 28.5% (1.64 km2) of the total area of the district. To the south, Wollishofen borders the municipalities of Adliswil and Kilchberg, Zürich, Kilchberg. Werkbundsiedlung Neubühl A New Objectivity (architecture), New Objectivity estate constructed 1930-1932. Architects: Max Haefeli, Alfred Roth (Architekt), Alfred Roth, Emil Roth, Carl Hubacher, Rudolf Steiger, Werner Max Moser and Paul Artaria Transport Wollishofen is located on the A3 motorway (Switzerland), A3 motorway, and on tram route Zürich tram route 7, 7 of the Verkehrsbetriebe Zürich. Zürich Wollishofen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marthe Gosteli
Marthe Gosteli (22 December 1917 – 7 April 2017) was a Swiss suffrage activist and archivist. For thirty years, she led the fight for women's right to vote in Switzerland and then focused her attention on preserving the history of Swiss women. Creating an archive of women's biographies and history, Gosteli's work was recognized by many honours and awards, including the 2011 Swiss Human Rights Award. Biography Marthe Gosteli was born on 22 December 1917 in Worblaufen, (now known as Ittigen) Switzerland to Johanna Ida (née Salzmann) and Ernst Gosteli. She completed commercial training and took language courses in the French-speaking part of Switzerland and in London. Gosteli's father died, leaving his wife in charge of the estate. With the help of her daughters, the women managed to hold on to and maintain the family farm, but Gosteli recognized how inequality affected them and joined the feminist movement in 1940. During World War II Gosteli worked for the Wartime Broadcastin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeanne Eder-Schwyzer
Jeanne Eder-Schwyzer (March 2, 1894 in New York – October 24, 1957 in Zurich) was a Swiss women's rights activist and President of the International Council of Women. Life Jeanne Eder-Schwyzer was the daughter of Dr. Fritz Schwyzer and grew up in New York. She studied chemistry at the University of Zurich and was awarded her doctorate in 1919. The following year, she married the chemist and Professor of Pharmacognosy and Pharmaceutical Chemistry Robert Eder (1885-1944). She was the mother of two daughters, the physicist Monika Eder and Ursula Elisabeth Eder, better known as Ulla Dydo, noted Gertrude Stein scholar. Eder-Schwyzer was co-founder of a home for women students in Zurich and collaborator on the "Swiss Exhibition for Women's Work" ( Saffa) in 1928. She was involved in the petition for Women's suffrage in Switzerland in 1929, and was a promoter of the Swiss and Zurich Association of Women Academics, which she presided from 1935 to 1938. From 1939 on, she part ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elisabeth Nagele
Elisabeth Nagele (12 June 1933 – 22 June 1993) was a Swiss luger who competed in the early 1960s. She won the gold medal in the women's singles at the 1961 FIL World Luge Championships in Girenbad, Switzerland. Nagele also finished 12th in the women's singles event at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck. She later served as a delegate to the International Luge Federation The International Luge Federation ( French: Fédération Internationale de Luge de Course (FIL); German: Internationaler Rennrodelverband) is the main international federation for all luge sports. Founded by 13 nations at Davos, Switzerland in ... (FIL) in the late 1980s. References Hickok sports information on World champions in luge and skeleton. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maya Graf
Maya Graf (born 28 February 1962) is a Swiss politician. She is a member of the Council of States from the Canton of Basel-Landschaft. From 2001 to 2019, she was a member of the National Council of Switzerland. From 2012 to 2013, she was the president of the council, the first member of the Green Party to hold that seat. Graf was first elected to the National Council in 2001 and has been re-elected ever since. She was elected President of the National Council in 2012 with 173 out of 189 delegates voting in her favour. Personal life Graf is married and has two children. She is the daughter of former SVP politician Fritz Graf. Graf was as a social worker before she started to run an organic farm Organic farming, also known as ecological farming or biological farming,Labelling, article 30 o''Regulation (EU) 2018/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2018 on organic production and labelling of organic products and re ... together with her brother. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Denise Berthoud
Denise Berthoud (27 September 1916 – 26 February 2005) was born in Neuchâtel and was the third of Henri Berthoud and Marianne Perrier's five children. She was the sister of Raymonde Berthoud, granddaughter of Jean-Edouard Berthoud, great-niece of Louis Perrier and great-granddaughter of Louis-Daniel Perrier. In 1942 she finished her studies in law and actuarial science at the University of Neuchâtel. As a lawyer, Berthoud sat at the board of directors of the Swiss insurer Altstadt Compagnie d'Assurances SA between 1959 and 1986. In 1958 she was associate at the Swiss Association for Women having graduated from Universities (l'Association Suisse des Femmes Diplômées des Universités) and president of the Swiss Exposition for Working Women (SAFFA). In 1952 she was committee member of the Union of Swiss Women's Societies (today it is known as alliance F) and became its president in 1955 until 1959. She represented the union to the Commercial Policy Federal Commission f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pauline Chaponnière-Chaix
Pauline Chaponnière-Chaix (Geneva, 1 November 1850 – Geneva, 6 December 1934) was a Swiss nurse, feminist and suffragette. She was one of four employees of the International Committee of the Red Cross after World War I, and served as president of the International Council of Women The International Council of Women (ICW) is a women's rights organization working across national boundaries for the common cause of advocating human rights for women. In March and April 1888, women leaders came together in Washington, D.C., wit ... during the period of 1920–22. References Bibliography * 1850 births 1934 deaths Swiss nurses Swiss feminists People from Geneva Swiss suffragists {{Nurse-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emma Pieczynska-Reichenbach
Emma Pieczynska-Reichenbach (19 April 1854 – 10 February 1927) was a Swiss abolitionist and feminist born in Paris, France. She was orphaned at 5 years old, and grew up with foster families in Geneva and Neuchâtel. When she was old enough, she travelled to Paris, where she met and married the intellectual Stanislas Pieczynski. In 1875 she followed him to Poland. Horrified by the lack of education of women there, she began at once to teach reading and writing. In 1881 she turned back to help people in Switzerland. In Leukerbad she learned from the American doctor and suffragette Harriet Clisby, who familiarized her with the women's rights movement. She then got a divorce, and attended the University of Geneva to study medicine. In 1889 she traveled to the United States, where she became familiar with the organized women's right movement. In 1891 she went back to Switzerland and studied further. In Bern she met Helene von Mülinen, who would become her life partner. She took ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Members Of Bund Schweizerischer Frauenvereine
The Members of Bund Schweizerischer Frauenvereine (BSF) comprises as of November 2014 more than 150 nationwide member organizations, listed by name and year of participation. See also * Bund Schweizerischer Frauenvereine (BSF) References External links * ''2020 – Der weibliche Blick auf die Zukunft''{{in lang, de, fr Women's organisations based in Switzerland Feminist organisations in Switzerland Switzerland-related lists ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacqueline Fehr
Jacqueline Fehr (born 1 June 1963) is a Swiss politician of the Social Democratic Party of Switzerland. She represents the Canton of Zürich in the Swiss National Council. Professional career Born in Wallisellen, Jacqueline Fehr grew up in Elgg and Winterthur. After obtaining her matura, she trained as a schoolteacher and taught in Zürich schools from 1988 to 1994. She took up, but did not complete, studies in psychology, business and political science. She worked as an official in the department of schools and sport of the city of Winterthur from 1994 to 1996. In 1997, she took up work as a private consultant, coach and professional trainer. From 1992 to 1996, she was president of the federation of Zürich trade unions. Political career A member of the Social Democratic party since 1986, Jacqueline Fehr served in the municipal parliament of Winterthur from 1990 to 1992 and in the Grand Council of Zürich from 1991 to 1998. She became a member of the National Council in 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beobachter (magazine)
''Beobachter'' (''Observer''), also known by its former name ''Der Schweizerische Beobachter'', is a German-language Swiss magazine. Published in Zürich, its 26 issues a year focus on consumer, health and political content. History and profile The magazine was founded in 1926 by Max Ras as ''Der Schweizerische Beobachter'' and first distributed in 1927 as a free newspaper to all households in the German-speaking part of Switzerland. From the beginning, it was a political, but non-partisan struggle sheet, that took a position in favor of economically weakly positioned people. The newspaper fought for equal rights for women, fights rampant bureaucracy, and reveals scandals and hypocrisies. Through its populist style and the high number of readers, which in 1994 was over a million, ''Beobachter'' secured an extensive advertising volume within Switzerland. From 2007 respectively 2010 (against media and political protests), the low-priced subscription magazine was published fortnigh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
