Name Verena Stefan | Role Writer | |
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Books Häutungen, Shedding, Es ist reich gewesen, Mit Füssen mit Flügeln |
Verena Stefan (born October 3, 1947) is a Swiss-born feminist and writer living in Germany.

She was born in Bern and moved to Berlin in 1968 to become a physical therapist and study sociology at the Free University of Berlin. Her first book Häutungen (Shedding) (1975) was based on her experiences living in Berlin. In 1980, she published a book of poems Mit Füßen, mit Flügeln (With feet, with wings).
With Gabriele Meixner, she has published German translations of Dream of a Common Language by Adrienne Rich and Lesbian Peoples by Monique Wittig. Stefan has also published essays on writing for Die Zeit and Frauenoffensive.
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