Emma Coradi-Stahl
(1846-1912), editor
Emma Coradi-Stahl (9 November 1846 – 8 April 1912) was a Swiss feminist. She was the founder of the Schweizerische Gemeinnützige Frauenverein and an activist for the vocational training of young girls in Switzerland.
Early life
Coradi was born on 9 November 1846 to Jakob Stahl. She grew up in Dozwil and received training in typical female work such as needlework and French.
Career
In 1874, Coradi-Stahl opened a broderie business in Aarau. More than 10 years later, she joined the executive committee of the Switzerland Women's Association.
Coradi-Stahl was one of the founding members of the Schweizerische Gemeinnützige Frauenverein and was elected to the Board on 18 March 1888 as Vice-President. Before 1893, Coradi-Stahl and her husband moved to Zürich, where he accepted a position as a publisher. In Zurich, Coradi-Stahl served as the Schweizerische Gemeinnützige Frauenverein Director of the Zurich chapter from 1903 to 1908. Before this, she published an entitled "How Gritli learns to keep a house," which promoted vocational and home economics education for young women.
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