Aline Ducommun-Merz (1867–1921): Christkatholische Frauenverbandsgründerin und Waisenmutter

Moser, Erika (2024). Aline Ducommun-Merz (1867–1921): Christkatholische Frauenverbandsgründerin und Waisenmutter (Submitted). In: Konflikt und Kontinuität in religiösen Biographien des 19. und 20. Jahrhunderts. Göttingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht

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Little is known about the Swiss Old Catholic Aline Ducommun-Merz (1867–1921), although she held important positions in two church institutions that were founded in 1914 and 1916 respectively. She was involved in the conceptualization of the Christkatholisches Kinderfürsorgeamt, the Old Catholic Child Welfare Office in Switzerland, and, from 1916, held an executive function as its administrator. In 1916, she was a co-founder of the Verband Christkatholischer Frauenvereine, the association of Old Catholic Women’s Organisations in Switzerland, which she presided over until 1920. In 1917, she was the first woman to speak at the National Synod. She repeatedly raised the issue of women’s rights in the church. The article combines a biographical sketch of the person with the history of the institutions in which she was involved.

Item Type:	Book Section (Book Chapter)
Division/Institute:	01 Faculty of Theology > Institute of Old Catholic Theology 01 Faculty of Theology > Institute of Old Catholic Theology > Church History and Historical Theology, Liturgical Studies
UniBE Contributor:	Moser, Erika
Subjects:	200 Religion > 230 Christianity & Christian theology 200 Religion > 240 Christian practice & observance 200 Religion > 260 Christian organization, social work & worship 200 Religion > 270 History of Christianity 200 Religion > 280 Christian denominations
Publisher:	Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht
Language:	German
Submitter:	Erika Moser
Date Deposited:	09 Apr 2024 11:54
Last Modified:	09 Apr 2024 11:54
URI:	https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/195512