Hulda Autenrieth-Gander

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Hulda Autenrieth-Gander (born August 13, 1913 in Basel , † June 24, 2006 in Rüschlikon ) was a Swiss pioneer of women's rights and has been president of the Zurich women's center for 20 years . During this time she shaped the political equality of women in the canton of Zurich . Autenrieth-Gander campaigned for equal opportunities in education and for the ZGB revision. She was also actively involved in voting campaigns for women's suffrage and co-founded the consumer forum. She was the first woman to be elected to the Church Council of the Canton of Zurich .

Life

Hulda Gander spent her youth in Davos . She was the first girl to attend the boys' grammar school in Schiers before starting her law studies in Bern and Zurich , which she completed in 1937 with a doctorate on the subject of “The system of domestic poor relief in Switzerland”. She was later admitted to the bar , married and had three children.

Commitment and career

From 1944 to 1953 she was a board member and actuary and then until 1974 President of the Zurich Women's Headquarters, in the first few years as Co-President with Margrit Bosch-Peter . During her time as Co-President, she planned and organized the “ House of Cantons ” on the occasion of the Swiss Exhibition for Women's Work (SAFFA) in 1958 and years later the preparations for the second women's congress, which was held in 1975 in Bern , the international year of women took place. Its most important political results were the launch of a federal constitutional initiative to expressly guarantee equal rights for men and women in state and society and the creation of a federal commission for women's issues. The tireless fighter saw the right to vote as the tool to finally be able to realize "the equal partnership of men and women in family and work, in society and the state".

Autenrieth-Gander was elected to the Church Council of the Canton of Zurich in 1967 as the first woman. She was made an honorary member of the Zurich women's center in 1974 and remained closely associated with it until her death.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d pioneers with courage and vision. In: Bulletin Zürcher Frauenzentrale 01/09. Retrieved February 5, 2019 .
  2. ^ A b Regula Ludi: Autenrieth [-Gander], Hulda. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
  3. ↑ «Equality is a revolution» - PDF. Retrieved February 6, 2019 .
  4. ↑ The system of residential local poor relief in Switzerland. In: BCUL / Thèses juridiques suisses. Retrieved February 6, 2019 .
  5. ↑ Unwavering commitment to the women's movement | NZZ . June 30, 2006, ISSN  0376-6829 ( nzz.ch [accessed on February 6, 2019]).
personal data
SURNAME Autenrieth-Gander, Hulda
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Gander, Hulda; Autenrieth, Hulda (later name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss lawyer and president of the Zurich women's center
DATE OF BIRTH August 13, 1913
PLACE OF BIRTH Basel
DATE OF DEATH June 24, 2006
Place of death Rüschlikon