Swiss Association of Liberal Democratic Women
The Swiss Association of Liberal Democratic Women (SVFF) was founded in 1949 as an independent association that was not represented on the Executive Committee of the Liberal Democratic Party . In 1994 she was renamed FDP Women Switzerland .
Structure and goals
The founders of the association were free-spirited women's groups from several cantons , the SVFF was organized as a common umbrella organization in a suburban system . The goals of the association were to support free-spirited politics, the protection of women's interests within the FDP and an increased commitment to political equality for women. In 1971, the introduction of women's suffrage was achieved, among the first 12 women parliamentarians elected to the Federal Assembly were 4 free-minded women: Lise Girardin , the only Swiss Councilor at the time, and National Councilors Tilo Frey , Martha Ribi and Liselotte Spreng. The anchoring of equality in the Federal Constitution (1981) and the adoption of the partnership law on marriage (1985) were also important successes of the SVFF.
From 1949 to 1991 the presidium was set up on tour by the cantonal section presidents. Since 1976 the president of the respective Swiss free-thinking women’s organization has been a member of the management of the FDP Switzerland. In 1991 the Swiss Association of Liberal Democratic Women was reorganized, instead of a suburban system, a nationwide association with a joint board was established. A new assembly of delegates was established, which meets annually and elects the president and the board. The association changed its name to FDP-Frauen Schweiz in 1994 .
Presidents
- 1949–1952 Alice Quinche, Canton of Vaud
- 1952–1954 Madeleine Meyer Zuppiger, Canton of Zurich
- 1954–1955 Ida Weber, Canton St. Gallen
- 1955–1958 Hanni Schärer-Rohrer, Canton of Bern
- 1958–1962 Claire Schibler-Kaegi, Canton Thurgau
- 1962–1965 Hélène Guignand, Canton of Geneva
- 1965–1968 S. Rutishauser, Canton Aargau
- 1968–1971 Marguerite Gasser-Paur, Canton of Zurich
- 1971–1974 Jeannine Marguerat-Sugnet, Canton of Vaud
- 1974–1977 Carmen Hatz-Stauffer, Canton of Basel-Stadt
- 1977–1980 Elisabeth Flückiger, Canton of Bern
- 1980–1983 Ira Stamm-Schmid, Canton of St. Gallen
- 1983–1988 Regula Frei-Stolba , Canton Aargau
- 1988–1991 Dolly Duc, Canton of Vaud
literature
- Regula Frei-Stolba and Katharina Bretscher-Spindler: Women and Freedom, Politische Rundschau, Bern, No. 2 + 3/1994, pp. 104-118
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ From SRF WISSEN of December 10, 1971 - Women are entering the Swiss parliament for the first time. ( Memento of the original from April 7, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. of the Federal Assembly , Swiss Film Weekly , December 10, 1971 (video, 3 min.)
