Klara Honegger

Klara Honegger (29 May 1860 – 11 April 1940) was a Swiss suffragist and pacifist activist.

Klara Honegger
Born	(1860-05-29)29 May 1860 Zurich, Switzerland
Died	11 April 1940(1940-04-11) (aged 79) Zurich, Switzerland
Occupation(s)	suffragist and pacifist activist
Organization(s)	Union for Women's Efforts Zurich, Swiss Association for Women's Suffrage, Swiss Central Office for Peace Work, Women's Alliance for the Promotion of International Harmony

Early life

Honegger was born Zurich, Switzerland in 1860.^[1]

Activism

In 1896, Honegger was a co-founder of the Union für Frauenbestrebungen Zürich (Union for Women's Efforts Zurich),^[2] and served as president from 1903 to 1911.^[3]

As a campaigner for women's suffrage, Honegger gave speeches in urban and rural areas of Switzerland.^[4] In 1909, Honegger was a founding member of the Schweizerischen Verbandes für Frauenstimmrecht (Swiss Association for Women's Suffrage).^[3] That year she was also a delegate to the International Woman Suffrage Alliance in London,^[5] with Carrie Chapman Catt presiding.^[6]

Honegger joined the peace movement in 1915.^[3] She was the leader of the Swiss Central Office for Peace Work and a member of Women's Alliance for the Promotion of International Harmony.^[1] From 1933, she worked in the Women and Democracy Working Group.^[3]

Death

She died in 1940.^[1]