Klara Honegger
Klara Honegger was a Swiss suffragist and pacifist activist. She was co-founder of the Union für Frauenbestrebungen Zürich and a founding member of the Schweizerischen Verbandes für Frauenstimmrecht. 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.
Early life
Honegger was born Zurich, Switzerland in 1860.Activism
In 1896, Honegger was a co-founder of the Union für Frauenbestrebungen Zürich, and served as president from 1903 to 1911.As a campaigner for women's suffrage, Honegger gave speeches in urban and rural areas of Switzerland. In 1909, Honegger was a founding member of the Schweizerischen Verbandes für Frauenstimmrecht. That year she was also a delegate to the International Woman Suffrage Alliance in London, with Carrie Chapman Catt presiding.
Honegger joined the peace movement in 1915. 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. From 1933, she worked in the Women and Democracy Working Group.