Helene von Mülinen (27 November 1850 – 11 March 1924) was a Swiss feminist regarded as the founder of the organized Swiss women's suffrage movement.

She founded the Swiss women's suffrage organization Bund Schweizerischer Frauenvereine (BSF) in 1900 and served as its first president between 1900 and 1904.

[1] Mülinen was born in Bern, Switzerland, on 27 November 1850.

[2] Although her parents prevented her from receiving a formal theological degree, von Mülinen audited lectures at the University of Bern, including lectures by Adolf Schlatter and Fritz Barth.

[4] Mülinen participated in the formation of the Bund Schweizerischer Frauenvereine (Federation of Swiss Women's Associations) and served as its president from 1900 through 1904.