A conversation with former Federal Councillor Ruth Dreifuss reveals how closely social and political change are linked. She was a member of the Swiss government…
Gabrielle Nanchen was one of the first ten women elected to the Swiss National Council in 1971. Her biography is a testament to the long…
Rosemarie Weibel was born in 1962 in the Canton of Bern. Her father, a trained shoemaker, worked as a warehouseman, and her mother, a trained…
“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…
“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…
“Do you have any advice for the younger generation?” “That they organise their lives as well as possible while respecting other people and the planet.”…
“It’s not about changing personal destiny, but about changing society.” Lili Nabholz was born on the 31st of December 1944 in Solothurn and grew up…