Liselotte Spreng
Liselotte Spreng (born February 15, 1912 in Biel , † November 25, 1992 in Villars-sur-Glâne ) was a Swiss women's rights activist and the first national councilor of the canton of Friborg .
Live and act
Liselotte Spreng was born in 1912 as the daughter of a doctor in Biel / Bienne . She studied medicine at the Universities of Bern and Lausanne and after completing her studies worked in her husband's practice in Friborg .
Spreng was strongly committed to women's suffrage and was president of the Freiburg Association for Women's Suffrage from 1967. After the introduction of women's voting rights in 1971, Spreng became a member of the Freiburg Grand Council for the FDP . From 1971 to 1983 she was the first woman in the canton of Friborg to be a member of the National Council. She was primarily involved in the areas of family law, charity, medicine and ethics.
Web links
- Marius Michaud: Liselotte Spreng. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . January 24, 2011 .
- Liselotte Spreng on the website of the Federal Assembly
Individual evidence
- ↑ SDA: memorial plaques in honor of the twelve women pioneers in the Federal Palace. In: Swissinfo. Retrieved November 7, 2019 .
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| SURNAME | Spreng, Liselotte |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss women's rights activist and first national councilor of the canton of Friborg |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 15, 1912 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Biel |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 25, 1992 |
| Place of death | Villars-sur-Glâne |