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.
literature
- Regula Ludi: Gingins, Hélène de. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
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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 |