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Author: Hans Bool
We all know Switzerland. It is a small country with no connection to the see, a fact that makes the country already special. Top of mind, thinking about Switzerland you will probably mention – watches or the banking secret.
But did you know this?
Below are presented some dates from countries
- Soviet Union (1917), Austria (1918), Germany (1919), USA (1920), the United Kingdom (1928), Spain (1931), France (1944), Italy (1945) and Switzerland (1971) ...
Apparently, while in 1971 the confederation introduced the women's right to vote, two autonomous regions (called Cantons) were able to withhold these rights:
two conservative half-cantons in eastern Switzerland, Appenzell Ausserrhoden and Appenzell Innerrhoden refused to do so for a long time. During the 1980's pressure of public opinion increased. The men of Appenzell Ausserrhoden thought it might be better to change their laws themselves and they did so in 1989. But in Appenzell Innerrhoden nothing changed. (http://history-switzerland.geschichte-schweiz.ch/chronology-womens-right-vote-switzerland.html)
Clearly an exception asking to be further investigated:
... seems that the introduction of major changes in society is easier when the system is changed altogether: The Soviet Union, Austria and Germany (1917-1919) introduced women's right to vote together with the abolition of monarchy, while it took longer to modify an established and functioning democratic tradition (UK 1928, France 1944, Switzerland 1971). (same source)
This seems a very
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