«[The authors] weaves this unique perspective of growing up in a small rural town in Switzerland and eventually living in the US throughout her new book, Swiss Maid: The Untold Story of Women's Contributions to Switzerland's Success. Swiss Maid tells the stories of the invisible, silent, and silenced women [...].»
(Jessica Davis Plüss, www.swissinfo.ch)
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List of Illustrations - List of Abbreviations - Acknowledgments - Foreword - Preface - In Search of Women in Swiss History - Women and Religion: Serving God and His/Her People - The Power and Strength of the Swiss Domestic Realm - The Work of Wives of Farmers and Artisans - The Education of Swiss Women and Women in Education - Women in Early Swiss Industries - Women Serving in the Swiss Army-"The Women's Auxiliary Service" - The Politics of Women Leading to Women in Politics - Caring for the Sick and Healing the Nation - Women in the Modern Service Sectors - Female Entrepreneurs and Modern CEOs - Swiss Feminist Economics - Conclusion - Appendix - Bibliography
Margrit V. Zinggeler (PhD, University of Minnesota) is a professor of German at Eastern Michigan University (EMU). She has published four books related to Switzerland as well as textbooks on German grammar and phonology. Her research has been supported by the Swiss National Science Foundation and EMU. She has received several awards for excellence in teaching.