Posted on Feb 6, 2021
Swiss women only got the vote 50 years ago. Why?
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Women in Switzerland are remembering a key moment in history this weekend - the 50th anniversary of finally being granted the right to vote.
Switzerland lagged far behind its neighbours Italy, France, and Germany, becoming one of the last countries in Europe to offer women equal political rights.
Switzerland lagged far behind its neighbours Italy, France, and Germany, becoming one of the last countries in Europe to offer women equal political rights.
Swiss women only got the vote 50 years ago. Why?
Posted from bbc.com
Switzerland
Voting
Elections
Europe
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They got the vote finally and one Executive Order just undid most of what the Women’s Lib movement fought so hard to achieve...just my two cents
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True but in defense of the Swiss - the first time their women asked for it they were given it. Prior to that it wasn't an issue in their country. There's an old saying my great uncle-in-law said, "In old Switzerland, the whole family voted. The man just was the one who went down the mountain to the poll."
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