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      Josi J. Meier - Homages

      Josi J. Meier, icon of the first national women's session and first woman to be elected to the office of president of the Council of States

       

       
       

      50th anniversary of Swiss women’s suffrage

      What if the Federal Assembly had supported Peter von Roten in 1951?

       

       
       

      Alice Glauser

      Politician, wine grower and defender of women’s rights

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      Portrait

      Thérèse Schläpfer at the National council

       

       
       

      Dossier

      The (almost) never-ending story of maternity insurance

       

       
       

      Dossier

      Compensation for loss of earnings – not just for soldiers but also for mothers

       

       
       

      Dossier and Video

      Judith Stamm

      50 years fighting for gender parity in government institutions

       

       
       

      Videos

      Gabrielle Nanchen and Hanna Sahlfeld-Singer, female pioneers in Parliament

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