Émilie de Morsier [SEP] date of birth
Émilie de Morsier
Émilie de Morsier (31 October 1843 – 13 January 1896) was a Swiss feminist, pacifist and abolitionist.
Life.
Emilie Naville was born in Vernier in the Canton of Geneva on 31 October 1843, daughter of Louis Naville and Anne Todd.
Her family included prominent Protestants pastors.
Her father was mayor of Vernier. In 1864 she married Gustave de Morsier, a banker.
Their son Auguste de Morsier (1864–1923), an engineer and philanthropist, was involved in many generous
second prize for her nursing diploma, and a paramedic diploma the following year (both programmes created by the Women’s Union of France).
She also founded, with Maria Martin and Émilie de Morsier, the Women’s League for Peace and Union Among Peoples.
Feminism.
Bogelot’s role in the Œuvre des libérées de Saint-Lazare propelled her to the international scene, where she represented the organisation at various events:
- 1884: Congress of the International Abolitionist Federation in Basel;
- 1885: