▁of ▁the ▁first ▁women ▁professional ▁photograph ers ▁in ▁Switzerland . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁marriage ▁Al w ina ▁G oss auer ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁R app ers w il , ▁where ▁her ▁parents ▁operated ▁a ▁business ▁and ▁where ▁she ▁spent ▁her ▁child hood . ▁At ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 8 , ▁G oss auer ▁married ▁Johann ▁K öl la , ▁who ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁s add ler . ▁They ▁lived ▁in ▁Zürich , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 4 ▁her ▁husband ▁learned ▁to ▁make ▁photograph s . ▁In ▁the ▁att ic ▁of ▁their ▁house ▁at ▁Nap fg asse ▁near ▁Ne um ark t , ▁Zürich , ▁they ▁set ▁up ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁phot ography ▁stud ios ▁in ▁Zürich . ▁In ▁the ▁same ▁year , ▁K öl la ▁was ▁sent enced ▁to ▁a ▁fine ▁of ▁one ▁month ▁in ▁prison ▁because ▁he ▁had ▁photograph ed ▁n ude ▁d ames . ▁Short ly ▁after , ▁the ▁family ▁moved ▁to ▁R app ers w il ▁where ▁K öl la ▁bought ▁an ▁inn ▁at ▁the ▁R app ers w il ▁railway ▁station , ▁and ▁again , ▁set ▁up ▁a ▁studio . ▁Al w ina ▁learned ▁phot ography ▁by ▁working ▁in ▁the ▁at el ier , ▁and ▁started ▁photograph ing ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 5 . ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 8 ▁K öl la ▁committed ▁an ▁off ense ▁of ▁making ▁counter fe it ▁bank ▁b ills ▁and ▁was ▁sent enced ▁to ▁eigh teen ▁months ▁in ▁prison ▁and ▁ 1 0 ▁years ▁ban ishment ▁from