Elisabeth Vischer-Alioth

Elisabeth Vischer-Alioth (born on September 7, 1892 in Arlesheim ; died on August 20, 1963 in Basel ) was a Swiss women's rights activist , journalist and social activist.

Life

Grave in the old cemetery of Arlesheim , Basel-Land

Elisabeth Alioth was the daughter of Ludwig Rudolf Alioth and attended private schools in Basel and Geneva, as well as the Social Women's School in Berlin from 1913 to 1914 . When the First World War broke out, she took up work in the State Aid Commission of the Canton of Basel-Stadt for families in need. From 1915 to 1918 she also headed the secretariat of the Pro Juventute aid organization in Basel. From 1916 to 1919 she was also the secretary of the music school and conservatory in Basel. She later started working as a journalist and wrote articles under the acronym EVA .

She was married to Eberhard Vischer (1891-1929), who was employed as a clerk at the Basel Court of Appeal. Her husband was the son of the theologian Eberhard Vischer and the brother of the theologian Wilhelm Vischer .

From 1916 she became involved in the Swiss women's right to vote , initially by co-founding the Association for Women's Suffrage in Basel. From 1920 she sat on their board; from 1922 to 1935 she was the president of the association. In 1918 she also participated in the founding of the Basel women's headquarters . From 1929 to 1936 she was a board member of the Swiss Women's Suffrage Association, from 1940 to 1952 its president. From 1935 to 1951 Vischer-Alioth gave numerous lectures and courses on the organization of women's political work. In the Association of Swiss Women's Associations (BSF) Vischer-Alioth was 1923-1926 actuary , represented then from 1949 to 1957 on the board. She also worked for the BSF on its Legal Study and Insurance Commission (until 1953) and on the editorial committee of the press service (until 1963). Furthermore, due to her membership in the church council, she also worked for the Christian Association of Young Daughters . In 1946 she organized the second IAW congress in Interlaken ; she worked for the IAW until 1952. In 1955 she was involved in the founding of the European Women's Union .

Vischer-Alioth worked for the city of Basel in the women's commission for economic issues during World War II . In 1955 she was the first woman to be elected to the Citizens Commission. In 1961 she was one of the first twelve women in the Citizens' Council of the Basel community . There she was also the age president .

literature

• Yvonne Voegeli: Vischer-Alioth, Elisabeth. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .