“We always saw ourselves as a household of women.” This striking statement by Regula Kägi-Diener not only reflects her family background but also forms a…
Ursula Keller was born in Zurich in 1959 and grew up in a traditional working-class family at a time when women in Switzerland still did…
Elisabeth Joris was born in 1946 in Valais and grew up in an educated middle-class environment that was politically aware and sensitive. Although her family…
Anita Fetz was born in 1957 in Basel and grew up as the eldest of three sisters in a small business household. Her parents ran…
Julia Onken was born in 1942 and grew up in a family constellation marked by fractures, contradictions, and strong tensions. From an early age, she…
Ursula Nordmann grew up in a family environment marked by profound ruptures but also by decisive support. The daughter of a country doctor and one…
Ursula Mauch was born in 1935 in the canton of Aargau and grew up in a family that ran a butcher’s shop. She was originally…
Elisabeth Freivogel was born in 1953 in the Upper Basel region and grew up in a working-class family. As the first academic in her family,…
Claudia Kaufmann was born in 1956 in Basel and experienced her youth during a time of social upheaval. In her family, it was taken for…
Marie-Josèphe Lachat grew up in a small village in the Jura region with four brothers. Her parents, who supported her, shaped her life. Her childhood…