Augusta Gillabert
Augusta Gillabert-Randin (born November 22, 1869 in Orbe , † April 1, 1940 in Lausanne ) was a Swiss women's rights activist. In 1919 she founded the first women farmers' organization in Switzerland , the Association des paysannes de Moudon (from 1930: Association agricole des femmes vaudoise ).
Augusta Gillabert campaigned for better training and social security for women farmers . In addition, she was involved in the abstinence movement and in the voting rights movement . In 1921 she led the appearance of rural women at the 2nd Swiss Women's Congress and in 1928 at the SAFFA .
Between 1918 and 1940 she wrote a few hundred press articles. A selection of these was published in autumn 2005 in the series "Studies and Sources on Agricultural History" by Peter Moser and Marthe Gosteli; supplemented by a selection of protocols from the first female farmers' association in Switzerland, the Association des Productrices de Moudon (APM) , which was co-founded by Augusta Gillabert-Randin .
literature
- Peter Moser, Marthe Gosteli (eds.): Une paysanne entre ferme, marché et associations. Textes d'Augusta Gillabert-Randin 1918-1940 . Verlag hier + now, Baden, 2005, ISBN 3-03919-012-1
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| SURNAME | Gillabert, Augusta |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Gillabert-Randin, Augusta |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss women's rights activist, founded the first farmers' cooperative in Switzerland |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 22, 1869 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Orbe |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 1, 1940 |
| Place of death | Lausanne |