16 Extra Unequal opportunities for girls Primary pupils in St Antönien, 1898. Schooling for girls was often deemed not as important as that for boys.Photo: Raetian Museum + Girls in Vaz, Lenzerheide, early 20th century. Girls helping out in the farmers’ households was often considered more important than school.Photo: Christian Meisser, Dicziunari Rumantsch Grischun + Book with embroidery designs for girls, 1875. In urban society, too, girls’ education aimed at their future roles as housewives. Acquiring skills in housework and handicraft stood in the foreground.Photo: Raetian Museum + A school class in the women’s college, around 1918. Until well into the 20th century occupational training for young women was not a matter of course. Education, housekeeping or craft work was given more attention than other subjects.Photo: Raetian Museum + Meta von Salis, 1899. In 1883 Meta von Salis studied history at the university of Zurich and completed her doctorate in 1887. She was the first female historian in Switzerland and the first lady in the Grisons to be addressed as «Doctor».Image: Raetian Museum +