Nelly Schreiber-Favre
Nelly Schreiber-Favre (October 31, 1879 – May 5, 1972), was a Swiss lawyer who became the first sworn lawyer in Geneva.[1] After co-founding the Swiss Association of University Women (ASFDU)[2] with Mariette Schaetzel in 1924 on the advice of Émilie Gourd, she became its first president. Being Vice-President of the International Federation of University Women (1926-1932), she represented the latter in the Commission for Intellectual Co-operation of the League of Nations from 1939 to 1945.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Ziegler Erica, Deuber; Natalia, Tikhonov. Les Femmes dans la mémoire de Genève. Du XVe au XXe siècle. Edité par Suzanne Hurter/Etat de Genève., Genève, 2005.
- ^ "Association Suisse des Femmes Diplômées des Universités - ASFDU / Accueil". www.akademikerinnen.ch. Retrieved 2016-03-22.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Regula, Ludi. Schreiber-Favre, Nelly. Historical Dictionary of Switzerland, 21.11.2012.
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