Fun Fact: Women’s Suffrage Slowness in Switzerland

Fun facts about Switzerland

While women’s suffrage took place for most of the Western World by the 1940’s, however Switzerland was very late to give women the right to vote in democratic elections. On a national level, Swiss women finally got suffrage in 1971.

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  1. Sandra Cox's avatar Sandra Cox says:

    Who’d a thought?

  2. Christine's avatar Christine says:

    We take a lot for granted.

  3. ratmom's avatar ratmom says:

    I had no idea.

  4. Musings's avatar Musings says:

    1971? Good grief!

  5. Theresa's avatar Theresa says:

    It’s amazing to think that it hasn’t been that long ago, either. We still have a long way to go on rights for all, still.

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