Emma Stämpfli-Studer

Emma Stämpfli-Studer (* 1848 ; † 1930 ) was a Swiss entrepreneur and pioneer in the field of day nurseries .

Life

Emma Studer was born in 1848 and spent her childhood at the top of Bern's Spitalgasse , right next to the medieval Christoffelturm , which was demolished in 1865. She described this breakdown and the life in the midst of brothers, cousins ​​and cousins ​​in a book volume "Öppis us em old bear". In 1869 she married Karl Stämpfli , who was preparing to expand the modest business of his ancestors into the important Stämpfli printing company in the new production building on Länggasse . Stämpfli, who, in addition to his entrepreneurial success on the political level, had made it to the National Council , died in 1894, at a time when his sons were not yet ready to succeed him.

For more than ten years, Emma Stämpfli-Studer had the main responsibility for the ambitious company, which was continuously expanded during this time. The well-being of their employees was important to both spouses. While her husband was still alive, she founded the Länggasse crèche together with him and, due to her experience, was there with help and advice in some places where new daycare centers were being opened. In 1895 Emma Stämpfli donated "in execution of her husband's wish" a sickness, disability and death benefit for the workforce. For many years she edited the "Hinkenden Bot", a calendar whose origins go back to the beginning of the 18th century and which the Stämpfli company had published since 1815. In addition to her professional obligations and work in the day-care center, she worked on the central board of Pro Juventute and in many other non-profit organizations .

When Emma Stämpfli-Studer died in 1930 at the age of 82, she was described in an obituary as the “Swiss nursery mother”. In 1907, together with a crèche pioneer from St. Gallen , she founded the Swiss Central Crèche Association (today the Association of Children's Daycare Centers in Switzerland , KiTaS) and its newsletter, the crèche report (now the KiTaS-Journal). She was president of the association for many years and was involved in editing the newsletter until her death.

literature

Andréa Kaufmann / Claudia Wirz / Peter Moser: "Printing - baking - researching. Pioneers of modern Switzerland", Swiss pioneers in business and technology, vol. 106, ed. Association for Economic History Studies, Zurich 2016, www.pioniere.ch

Web links

• Stephanie Summermatter: Stämpfli-Studer, Emma. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .