Judith Stamm

Judith Stamm (25 February 1934 – 20 July 2022 ) was a Swiss jurist and politician of the Christian Democratic People's Party (CVP). She was seen as an influential women's rights activist.

Early life and education Judith Stamm was born in Schaffhausen on 25 February 1934, the daughter of a railway official and a housewife. She knew early on that she wanted to become a lawyer and studied law at the University of Zurich, from where she graduated with a doctorate.

Professional career Until 1960, Stamm worked at the district court in Uster. She would have liked to become a court clerk, and the courts president would have hired her, but as a woman she lacked the political rights required for the post. Instead, she applied for and obtained the position of an assistant to the cantonal police in Lucerne,

In the Federal Elections of 1983, she was elected National Councilor. In 1986, she submitted a bill demanding the enforcement of the constitutional article "Equal rights for Men and Women", which then led in the year 1988 to the founding of the Federal Office for Equal Opportunities for Women and Men. In the 1996–1997 legislative term she acted as the President of the National Council. In 2019 she was an editor of seniorweb, an online outlet for people over 50 years of age.

Award 2002 Badge of Honour (:de:Ehrennadel der Stadt Luzern) by the City of Lucerne