Stauffacherin

Together with the mountain farmers of Uri and Unterwalden, the Stauffachers defended the valleys of Schwyz from Austrian forces and contributed towards Swiss independence.

[9] She makes a strong impression with her husband, stating that she is prepared to accept war, ruin, and even death for the cause, telling Stauffacher, "Look forward, Werner, and not behind you.

[4] In Gottfried Keller's 1874 novella The Lost Laughter, the character Gertrud Glor von Schwanau is called "a Stauffacherin", as the name "denoted the ideal of a clever and strong Swiss woman, a star and ornament of the house and consolation of the Fatherland.

[1] In 1902 the a statue of Stauffacherin, designed by Antonio and Giuseppe Chiattone, was placed in the chamber of the National Council in the Federal Palace of Switzerland, honored as the "bearer of the idea" for independence, alongside Wilhelm Tell.

In 1891, on the occasion of the first celebration of Swiss National Day, Ferdinand Wagner painted a depiction of the Stauffacherin, Werner Stauffacher, and the Bailiff Gessler on the façade of the Town Hall of Schwyz.

In 2004 the historian Elisabeth Joris, a specialist in gender history, gave a lecture about the "unequal career" between Wilhelm Tell and Gertrud Stauffacher.