How the women of Unterbäch claimed the vote
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 â 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 â against the wishes of canton Valais, the Swiss government and many local people. SWI swissinfo.ch journalist Gaby Ochsenbein spoke to some of the women in 2009. This content was published on February 5, 2021 - 14:18 February 5...
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