Idy Hegnauer

Idy Hegnauer (12 September 1909 – 19 November 2006)[1] was a Swiss nurse and peace activist, who worked for Service Civil International.

Idy Hegnauer
Idy Hegnauer in 1950.
Born(1909-09-12)12 September 1909
Obfelden, Switzerland
Died19 November 2006(2006-11-19) (aged 97)
Affoltern am Albis, Switzerland
NationalitySwiss
OccupationNurse
Years active1930s – 1980s

Personal life

Hegnauer was born in Obfelden, Switzerland.[1] She was the daughter of Jakob Häberling, who worked as a carpenter, and Marie.[1] Hegnauer was a Quaker.[1] She died in 2006 in Affoltern am Albis, Switzerland.[1]

Career

During the Spanish Civil War, Hegnauer enlisted in the Service Civil International (SCI), and worked in Valencia. In Spain, she met her future husband, Ralph Hegnauer, who was also involved in SCI.[2]

After the Second World War, Hegnauer worked with the American Friends Service Committee during the Israeli–Palestinian conflict. She helped villagers in Tur'an, Israel, providing them with medical assistance.[2][3]

In 1960, she did a presentation on Algerian refugees in Tunisia, whilst working in the country during the Algerian War.[4][5] Hegnauer helped to raise 900,000Fr. for the SCI.[2]

After the Second World War, Hegnauer also worked in Greece, India, Austria and Yugoslavia.[1][2] From 1980–1984, she worked at a children's hospital in Affoltern am Albis, Switzerland.[1]

See also

References
  1. "Hegnauer, Ida". Historical Dictionary of Switzerland (in German). 29 November 2007. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  2. "Idy Hegnauer" (in German). Service Civil International. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  3. Gallagher, Nancy (2007). Quakers in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: The Dilemmas of NGO Humanitarian Activism. The American University in Cairo Press. pp. 140–141. ISBN 9789774161056. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  4. Pas, Nicolas. La guerre d'Algérie vue des Pays-Bas (1954–1962). Vingtième Siècle : Revue d'histoire (in French). 86. pp. 43–58. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  5. "Haarlem's Dagblad &#124 20 september 1960". Haarlems Dagblad (in Dutch). 20 September 1960. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
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