Association Internationale des Femmes

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The Association Internationale des femmes (International Women's Association) was founded on July 24, 1868 by Marie Goegg-Pouchoulin from Geneva . The aim of the organization was "social, economic, legal and political equality of women". The AIF was the first international women's rights organization with a focus on Switzerland .

In its work, the AIF supported the women's movements in the various countries in their activities.

As one of the first organizations of the Swiss women's movement , the AIF endeavored in the years 1868 to 1870 on the one hand to revise and federally standardize private law in favor of women. On the other hand, she was responsible for two advances to the National Council in which civil law equality for women is required within the framework of the total revision of the Federal Constitution.

The radical political course of Goegg-Pouchoulin met with resistance on the board and finally led to the dissolution of the AIF in 1872 (officially 1873) and the re-establishment of its successor organization, the Association internationale pour la défense des droits de la femme , Solidarité for short , by Goegg -Pouchoulin and Julie von May von Rüed .

Solidarité also represented a strictly egalitarian philosophy. Only a few women felt addressed by the radical feminism, which was very rare at the time. After the cantonal constitutional revisions were completed as a result of the total revision of the federal constitution, Solidarité lost its purpose and sank into political oblivion. It officially dissolved in 1880 .