Association pour la défense de la Femme av droit, commonly known as Solidarité, was a women's organization in Switzerland, founded in 1872. Berta Rahm: Marie Goegg (geb. Pouchoulin). Mitbegründerin der Internationalen Liga für Frieden und Freiheit, Gründerin des Internationalen Frauenbundes, des Journal des femmes und der Solidarité. Ala, Schaffhausen 1993, {{ISBN, 3-85509-032-7. The organization was founded by

Marie Goegg-Pouchoulin Marie Goegg-Pouchoulin (1826–1899), was a pioneer in the women's rights movement and women's peace movement in Switzerland. She has been called the first feminist in Switzerland. In 1868, she founded ''Association internationale des femmes'' (IA ...

after the dissolution of the

Association Internationale des Femmes The Association internationale des femmes (AIF; International Association of Women) was a short-lived feminist and pacifist organization based in Geneva that was active between 1868 and 1872. It demanded full equality between men and women. This wa ...

: Goegg-Pouchoulin served as chairperson of the Solidarité between 1875 and 1880. After a campaign initiated by Goegg-Pouchoulin the year of its foundation, women were given access to the

University of Geneva The University of Geneva (French: ''Université de Genève'') is a public research university located in Geneva, Switzerland. It was founded in 1559 by John Calvin as a theological seminary. It remained focused on theology until the 17th centur ...

. In 1880, the Solidarité was dissolved.

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