Valérie de Gasparin
Swiss woman of letters (1813–1894) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Swiss woman of letters (1813–1894) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Valérie Boissier, comtesse de Gasparin (13 September 1813 – 1894) was a Swiss woman of letters. She was a spokeswoman in topics such as freedom, equality and creativity.[1]
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She was born at Geneva. She was the wife of Agénor de Gasparin. She lived a great part of her life in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland, and was a prolific writer on religion, social topics and travel. She was conspicuous as an opponent of religious and social innovations. Several of her books were translated into English, the books of 1859 being read very widely in the United States in their English form.
She opened with her husband the first nursing school in the world ; L’école La Source
In addition to a number of translations of English and American authors, she published:
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