Elisabeth Joris (born 1946) is a Swiss historian.

Biography

Joris was born in 1946 in Visp.[1] She grew up in Visp[1] and has lived in Zürich since 1966.[2] She studied history and history of French literature at the University of Zurich[3] and earned a licentiate degree under the direction of Rudolf Braun in 1980.

Joris co-founded the group Kritisches Oberwallis and the critical newspaper Rote Anneliese [de].[4] She worked as an elementary school teacher,[5] and edited several works about women's and gender history in Switzerland.[6] In 1986, she published a pioneering source book about women's history in Switzerland alongside Heidi Witzig. In 2010, she earned a doctorate at the University of Zurich. Joris was a co-editor of the feminist magazine Olympe.[4]

Joris is married and mother of two.[5]

Publications (selection)

As an author
As an editor

References

  1. ^ a b "Bio". Kulturplatz (in German). Schweizer Fernsehen. Archived from the original on February 20, 2011. Retrieved October 14, 2012.
  2. ^ Keller, Stefan (November 3, 2016). "Interview mit Elisabeth Joris". WOZ Die Wochenzeitung (in German). Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  3. ^ "Elisabeth Joris und ihr Standardwerk". Neue Zürcher Zeitung (in German). April 7, 2002. Retrieved October 14, 2012.
  4. ^ a b Nigg, Heinz (2008). "Elisabeth Joris: Elisabeth Joris, 1946, Historikerin und Mittelschullehrerin, Zürich". In Ders. (ed.). Wir sind wenige, aber wir sind alle: Biografien aus der 68er-Generation in der Schweiz (in German). Zürich: Limmat. p. 114.
  5. ^ a b Brändle, Rea (March 8, 2007). ""Nicht lockergelassen"". Die Wochenzeitung (in German).
  6. ^ Elisabeth Joris at perlentaucher.de – das Kulturmagazin (in German)

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