Women's Movement - Rights

1984 - No Voting right for women in the Swiss Canton Appenzell: The People's general assembly (only for men named Landsgemeinde of the small Swiss Canton Appenzell Ausserrhoden is seen during the voting by show of hands on the main place in Trogem (Eastern Switzerland weekend last. The men defeated again a social democratic petition for adopting the voting right to women. The women have only the voting* at federal government level. Our Pictures show A) General view of the Traditional Landsgemeinde B) The Swearing-in of the elected canton government C) the disappointed women of Appenzell after voting D) a father explains to his son the political producers of a Landagemeinde'. The boy holds in hand the traditional sabre. * right

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Appenzell Disappointed Elected Explains Landsgemeinde Sabre Swearing-in Voting

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