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How the women of Unterbäch claimed the vote Thirty-three of the 86 women of Unterbäch took the daring step and went to the voting station to cast their votes – after dark to avoid the invective of conservative neighbours. Their votes were never counted. Keystone / Str In 1957, Swiss women voted for the first time in the mountain village of Unterbäch – against the wishes of canton Valais, the Swiss government and many local people. SWI swissinfo.ch journalist Gaby Ochsenbein s...