Elisabeth Joris (born 1946) is a

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historian.

Biography

Joris was born in 1946 in

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. She grew up in Visp and has lived in

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since 1966. She studied history and history of French literature at the

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and earned a

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under the direction of

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in 1980. Joris co-founded the group ''Kritisches Oberwallis'' and the critical newspaper '. She worked as an elementary school teacher, and edited several works about women's and

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in Switzerland. In 1986, she published a pioneering source book about women's history in Switzerland alongside Heidi Witzig. In 2010, she earned a doctorate at the University of Zurich. Joris was a co-editor of the feminist magazine ''Olympe''. Joris is married and mother of two.

Publications (selection)

; As an author * Elisabeth Seiler-Joris, ''Sozialer Wandel im Oberwallis in der zweiten Hälfte des neunzehnten Jahrhunderts''. Zürich: 1979 (licentiate thesis, University of Zurich, 1980). * with Heidi Witzig: ''Brave Frauen, aufmüpfige Weiber: Wie sich die Industrialisierung auf Alltag und Lebenszusammenhänge von Frauen auswirkte (1820–1940).'' Zurich: Chronos, 1992. * with Adrian Knoepfli: ''Eine Frau prägt eine Firma: Zur Geschichte von Firma und Familie Feller.'' Zürich: Chronos, 1996. * ''Liberal und eigensinnig: Die Pädagogin Josephine Stadlin – die Homöopathin Emilie Paravicini-Blumer. Handlungsspielräume von Bildungsbürgerinnen im 19. Jahrhundert.'' Zürich: Chronos, 2010 (dissertation, University of Zurich, 2010). ; As an editor * with Heidi Witzig: ''Frauengeschichte(n): Dokumente aus zwei Jahrhunderten zur Situation der Frauen in der Schweiz.'' Zürich Limmat, 1986. * with Katrin Rieder and : ''Tiefenbohrungen: Frauen und Männer auf den grossen Tunnelbaustellen der Schweiz, 1870–2005.'' Baden: Hier + jetzt, 2006. * with , Angela Zimmermann: ''Zürich 68: Kollektive Aufbrüche ins Ungewisse.'' Baden: Hier + jetzt, 2008. * with Renate Wegmüller: ''„Stimmen, wählen und gewählt zu werden sei hinfort unsere Devise und unser Ziel“. Kurze Geschichte des Frauenstimmrechts in Quellen.'' Wettingen, eFeF, 2011. * with Rita Schmid: ''Damit der Laden läuft. Ein kritischer Blick in die scheinbar vertraute Welt des Detailhandels.'' Zürich: Rotpunktverlag, 2019.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Joris, Elisabeth 1946 births Living people 20th-century Swiss historians Swiss women historians Swiss editors Swiss women editors Women's historians 21st-century Swiss historians Swiss newspaper editors Swiss magazine editors Swiss feminists Feminist historians University of Zurich alumni People from Valais Women magazine editors