Griselidis Real, who died in , was buried in the presence of people at the Cemetery of the Kings, which is reserved for individuals that have profoundly marked Swiss or international history. Argentinian writer Jose Luis Borges and child psychologist Jean Piaget are among the luminaries interred there.
The body of Real, who was 76 when she died only 10 years after she is said to have given up prostitution, was exhumed from another cemetery in Geneva for the ceremony that some โ particularly women โ have called offensive. Prostitution is generally legal in Switzerland, with red light districts in some cities. But Real worked for years to improve working conditions. She helped found Aspasie, an association which describes itself as promoting solidarity with sex workers.
Aspasie says she compiled a massive collection of newspaper clippings, films and other documentation about prostitution over 30 years and that her four children donated the database to the association on her death. Real was born in in Lausanne. By San Diego Union-Tribune sandiegouniontribune sduniontribune. Share this: Click to share on Twitter Opens in new window Click to share on Facebook Opens in new window Click to print Opens in new window Click to email a link to a friend Opens in new window Click to share on Reddit Opens in new window.
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