Rosa Neuenschwander
Born(1883-04-03)3 April 1883
Brienz, Switzerland
Died20 December 1962(1962-12-20) (aged 79)
Bern, Switzerland
NationalitySwiss
Occupation(s)Educator, Activist

Rosa Neuenschwander (1883-1962) was a Swiss feminist who was a pioneer in vocational education and counseling.[1]

Biography

Neuenschwander was born in Brienz, Switzerland, on 3 April 1883.[2] She became the first vocational counselor in Bern. She was instrumental in founding several social projects to benefit women and youths. Neuenschwander organized the first exhibition on women's work in Bern in 1923, which she expanded into the Swiss Exhibition for Women's Work(SAFFA), in 1928.[1][3][4]

The most important organizations she founded were the Schweizerische Frauengewerbeverband and the Schweizerische Landfrauenverband or SLFV (Swiss Country Association for Women Suffrage).[2]

She died on 20 December 1962 in Bern, Switzerland.[2]

Works

References

  1. ^ a b "Neuenschwander, Rosa (1883-1962) - DB2543". AfA Online-Portal People of the Rural Society. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
  2. ^ a b c Ludi, Regula. "Rosa Neuenschwander". Historischen Lexikon der Schweiz. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
  3. ^ "Mutige Manifestation der Frauen: Die SAFFA 1928". frauennet.ch (in German).
  4. ^ "La vie de Rosa Neuenschwander (PDF)". Femmes Suisses et le mouvement féministe (in French). No. 51. 1963.
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