Elisabeth Nägeli

Elisabeth Nägeli (born July 17, 1897 in Winterthur ; † December 11, 1988 there ) was a Swiss lawyer and women's rights activist .

Elisabeth Nägeli was the daughter of Hans and Adele Nägeli. After studying law at the University of Zurich , she worked for the Swiss Bank Corporation. She began to campaign for women's rights and from 1935 to 1966 headed the Zurich office of Saffa . In the Association of Swiss women's associations sat Nägeli in 1939 the Board and the mandate served as vice-president between 1949 and 1961. the Federation of Swiss Women's Associations in the Federal AHV -Commission she held 1948-1967. During the revision of family law in 1958, Nägeli was elected to the study commission by the Federal Department of Justice and Police (FDJP). She worked as a legal advisor at the women's center in Winterthur from 1966 onwards. Nägeli's work includes numerous contributions on legal and political issues, particularly with regard to women's rights.

Works

• The development of the administration of federal justice since 1815. Winterthur 1920.
• Family law in upheaval. Zürcher Kantonalbank, Zurich 1975.
• The new civil rights law of September 29, 1952: With Erg. dated December 7, 1956. Schulthess, Zurich 1958.
• Winterthur's women's organizations. Winterthurer Jahrbuch 1964, Winterthur 1965, pages 143–152.

literature

• Regula Ludi: Elisabeth Nägeli. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
• Walter Doubt: He fell asleep from August 1988 to the end of July 1989 (=  Winterthurer Jahrbuch . Druckerei Winterthur AG). tape 37 . Winterthur 1991, p. 307 .
• Clara Wyderko: * 1897, lawyer. for the 80th birthday . In: The Landbote . No. 163 , 1977.

Web links

• Literature by and about Elisabeth Nägeli in the catalog of the German National Library