Hélène de Gingins

Hélène de Gingins (born May 15, 1828 in Geneva ; † July 23, 1905 there ; born Hélène Tronchin ) was a Swiss salonnière , abolitionist and suffragette .

In 1875 the daughter of Henri Tronchin met Josephine Butler and joined her fight against state regulation of prostitution . Josephine Butler was the leading figure of the Ladies' National Organization , which campaigned against the Contagious Diseases Acts in Great Britain , which cemented the existing double sexual standards .

Gingins became a member of the Comité intercantonal de dames de la Suisse , the International Association of Friends of Young Girls and the Swiss Women's Association for the Improvement of Morality . From 1884 she was on the board of the Fédération abolitionniste internationale and from 1891 to 1905 Vice-President of the organization.

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SURNAME	Gingins, Hélène de
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Tronchin, Hélène
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Swiss salonière, abolitionist and women's rights activist
DATE OF BIRTH	May 15, 1828
PLACE OF BIRTH	Geneva
DATE OF DEATH	July 23, 1905
Place of death	Geneva