Appenzell Inner Rhodes: the last Swiss canton to give women the vote
The big day: On April 28, 1991, women in the canton of Appenzell Inner Rhodes were able to take part in the Landsgemeinde for the first time. Keystone
While Swiss women were allowed to vote at a national level in 1971, those of canton Appenzell Inner Rhodes had to wait until 1990 and a ruling of the Federal Court to do so at a cantonal level. Some of the Appenzell women talk to SWI swissinfo.ch about living in the canton and remember casting their first vote.
This content was published on February 2, 2021 - 09:00