Elisabeth Lardelli (, 21 February 1921 in

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; died 9 March 2008 in

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; originally from

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) was a Swiss lawyer, politician and suffragist. She was a politician of the

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. She was a National Councillor for the canton of Grisons from 1974 to 1975.

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She was the daughter of the Republican lawyer and politician .Historical Dictionary of Switzerland''Das Online-Lexikon der Frauen in Graubünden'' After she earned her ''

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, Lardelli studied law at the

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from 1941 to 1947 and obtained the advocate patent in Bern. After she moved to

in the canton of Grisons in 1950, she was the first woman to earn the lawyer patent in the canton of Grisons. From 1955 to 1985, Lardelli headed the legal advice service of the Grisons Women's Associations Liaison Centre. Besides, she taught law in several schools. From 1973 to 1979, Lardelli was a member of the Grand Council of Grisons for the

. In 1974, she joined the National Council replacing Leon Schlumpf, who had been elected to the Council of States. She became the first female National Councillor from the canton of Grisons. She sat in the National Council until 1975. From 1977 to 1980, Lardelli was the chairwoman of the Swiss Organisation of Female Academics. Lardelli campaigned for

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and for gender equality, as well as for new children's rights and marriage law. She was married with lawyer Albert Lardelli and had three children.

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