Kempin-Spyri, Emilie, 1853-1901
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- Flying with wings of wax, 1994:CIP t.p. (Emily Kempin-Spyri) p. 2 (d. 4-12-1901)
- LC manual cat.(hdg.: Kempin, Emilie W.)
- Biog. Lex. verstorbener Schweizer, 2. Bd., 1948(Emilie Kempin, geb. Spyri; Dr. juris; 1853-1901; Bürgerin von Zürich)
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Emilie Kempin-Spyri (born March 18, 1853, in Altstetten; died April 12, 1901, in Basel; née Spyri, married name Kempin) was the first woman in Switzerland to graduate with a law degree and to be accepted as an academic lecturer. However, as a woman she was not permitted to practice as an attorney. She emigrated to New York where she taught at a law school she established for women, Woman's Law Class of New York University. She was the niece of the author Johanna Spyri.
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