Emilie Kempin-Spyri, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Swiss jurist and women's rights advocate (1853-1901)
Date of Birth: 18-Mar-1853
Place of Birth: Altstetten, canton of Zürich, Switzerland
Date of Death: 12-Apr-1901
Profession: lawyer
Nationality: Switzerland
Zodiac Sign: Pisces 
About Emilie Kempin-Spyri
- 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; therefore she emigrated to New York, where she taught at a law school she established for women.
- Emilie Kempin-Spyri was the niece of the author Johanna Spyri.
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