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Pioneer Lawyer. Emilie Kempin-Spyri, the first Swiss woman to earn a law degree, was forced to emigrate to New York due to gender discrimination, only to retur…

Location: University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

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Emilie Kempin-Spyri, the first Swiss woman to earn a law degree, was forced to emigrate to New York due to gender discrimination, only to return to Zurich and become the first female private lecturer at the University of Zurich. She founded a law school for women in New York and fought for women's rights in Switzerland.

Source: Der Emilie-Kempin-Spyri-Weg | Der Engadinerweg

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