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She was the daughter of the Republican lawyer and politician {{ill|Eduard von Waldkirch|de}}.<ref name=HDS>Historical Dictionary of Switzerland''</ref><ref name=OLG>''Das Online-Lexikon der Frauen in Graubünden''</ref> |
She was the daughter of the Republican lawyer and politician {{ill|Eduard von Waldkirch|de}}.<ref name=HDS>Historical Dictionary of Switzerland''</ref><ref name=OLG>''Das Online-Lexikon der Frauen in Graubünden''</ref> |
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After she earned her ''[[Matura]]'' in [[Bern]], Lardelli studied law at the [[University of Bern]] from 1941 to 1947 and obtained the advocate patent |
After she earned her ''[[Matura]]'' in [[Bern]], Lardelli studied law at the [[University of Bern]] from 1941 to 1947 and obtained the advocate patent Bern. After she moved to [[Chur]] in the [[canton of Grisons]] in 1950, she was the first woman to earn the lawyer patent in the canton of Grisons.<ref name=HDS/> |
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From 1955 to 1985, Lardelli headed the legal advice service of the Grisons Women's Associations Liaison Centre.<ref name=HDS/><ref name=OLG/> Besides, she taught law in several schools.<ref name=OLG/> |
From 1955 to 1985, Lardelli headed the legal advice service of the Grisons Women's Associations Liaison Centre.<ref name=HDS/><ref name=OLG/> Besides, she taught law in several schools.<ref name=OLG/> |
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Revision as of 02:19, 30 January 2020
Elisabeth Lardelli (born as von Waldkirch on 21 February 1921 in Bern; died 9 March 2008 in Chur; originally from Poschiavo) was a politician of the Swiss People's Party. She was a National Councillor for the canton of Grisons from 1974 to 1975.
Life and career
She was the daughter of the Republican lawyer and politician Eduard von Waldkirch.[1][2]
After she earned her Matura in Bern, Lardelli studied law at the University of Bern from 1941 to 1947 and obtained the advocate patent in Bern. After she moved to Chur in the canton of Grisons in 1950, she was the first woman to earn the lawyer patent in the canton of Grisons.[1]
From 1955 to 1985, Lardelli headed the legal advice service of the Grisons Women's Associations Liaison Centre.[1][2] Besides, she taught law in several schools.[2]
From 1973 to 1979, Lardelli was a member of the Grand Council of Grisons for the Swiss People's Party.[1] In 1974, she joined the National Council as a replacement for Leon Schlumpf who had been elected to the Council of States. Thereby she became the first female National Councillor from the canton of Grisons.[2] She sat in the National Council until 1975.[1][2] From 1977 to 1980, Lardelli was the chairwoman of the Swiss Organisation of Female Academics.[1][2] Lardelli campaigned for women's suffrage and for gender equality, as well as for new children's rights and marriage law.[1][2]
She was married with lawyer Albert Lardelli and had three children.[1][2]
See also
References
Bibliography
- Ursus Brunold: Lardelli, Elisabeth in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
- "Lardelli-von Waldkirch, Elisabeth (1921-2008)". Das Online-Lexikon der Frauen in Graubünden (in German).
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