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Beatrice Weber-Dürler

Beatrice Weber-Dürler

Beatrice Weber-Dürler

“Emilie Kempin-Spyri was the first private lecturer in law. And I was the second”, said Professor Beatrice Weber-Dürler in her speech at the inauguration of the memorial to Emilie Kempin-Spyri in 2008, almost 100 years apart.

Beatrice Weber-Dürler attended a girls’ high school in Zurich, where – unlike the boys at the boys’ high school – she learned nothing about political science or the art of political argumentation.… Read more

Picture of Chiara Simoneschi Cortesi

Chiara Simoneschi-Cortesi

Picture of Chiara Simoneschi Cortesi

“Politics is a democratic means of achieving the common good. Politics done right.”

Chiara Cortesi from Ticino began her political career in the 1980s. Despite the difficulties she faced during her studies, including gender discrimination, she persevered and fought for what she believed in.… Read more