Emilie Lieberherr

Emilie Lieberherr (October 14, 1924, Erstfeld - January 3, 2011, Zollikerberg;[1] place of origin in Zürich und Nesslau), was a Swiss politician (Social Democratic Party of Switzerland).

Life and work

She was a leading figure in the final struggle for women's suffrage in Switzerland, and a part of the committee which organised the famous March to Bern for women suffrage in 1969.

In 2014 Emilie Lieberherr's work was honoured by the Gesellschaft zu Fraumünster.[2][3]

Youth protests of 1980

The further, for that time extremely high subventions, but lacking of alternative governmental cultural programs for the youth in Zürich, occurred in 1980 to the so-called Opernhauskrawalle youth protests – Züri brännt,[4] meaning Zürich is burning, documented in the Swiss documentary film Züri brännt (movie). The most prominent politician involved was Emilie Lieberherr, then member of the city's executive (Stadtrat) authorities.

Notes

  1. ↑ Ein Leben für Frauen und Bedürftige. In: Tages-Anzeiger. 5. Januar 2011.
  2. ↑ "Frauenehrungen" (in German). Gesellschaft zu Fraumünster. Retrieved 2014-11-30.
  3. ↑ "Frauenehrungen der Gesellschaft zu Fraumünster" (PDF) (in German). Gesellschaft zu Fraumünster. 2014. Retrieved 2014-11-30.
  4. ↑ "10vor10 - TV - SRF Player" (in German). 10vor10. 2015-01-16. Retrieved 2015-01-16.


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