Susanna Orelli-Rinderknecht

Susanna Orelli-Rinderknecht (, 27 December 1845 – 12 January 1939) was a Swiss activist. She was the founder of the Zurich Women's Association for Temperance and Public Welfare in 1894.

Biography Orelli-Rinderknecht was born on 27 December 1845 in Oberstrass, Zurich, Switzerland to a wealthy farming family. Her parents were Heinrich Rinderknecht, a farmer and mayor of Zurich, and Susanna Rinderknecht . She studied home economics. She was not elected to the board. Two years later she became chairwoman of the newly created works commission of the association.

Death and commemoration Orelli-Rinderknecht died on 12 January 1939 in Zurich, Switzerland, aged 93. A street in Zurich, Orellistrasse, was named in her honour.