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Ein Museum in Seneca Falls zeigt die gesellschaftliche Rolle der Frauen damals, aber noch heute auf (Geschlechter im Schulsystem, Prägung durch Mode und Spielzeug, Lohnungleichheit etc.). Das Museum – das auch unsere Männer besuchten (bzw. besuchen mussten…) – war gut, wäre da nicht die leidige Tafel gewesen mit der Aufführung aller Länder, die das Frauenstimmrecht bisher eingeführt hatten: Switzerland an siebtletzter Stelle zwischen Jemen, Angola und Irak…

Struggle for equality
In Seneca Falls we have visited the Women's rights national historical park (my men had to attend, too :), documenting the women's struggle for equality. In 1848 the first congress discussing this issue was held in Seneca Falls, organized by five brave Quaker women. However, women's right to vote was not introduced until 72 years later, in 1920. This was still more than 50 years earlier than Switzerland – but that's another story…
Erstaunlich wie konservativ wir Schweizer doch sind/waren...
AntwortenLöschenGruss aus der Schweiz, Armin
You are correct, however, it was also a vote by men only. The right to vote did not come through the National Rat!
LöschenI lieved in Switzerland during that time, and heard all the arguements that we women should not or could not be burdened with having to make decisions about what kind of military weapons we should buy. I always could argue against that arguement, but never could against my Grandfathers arguement, he asked "who would serve him his beer after he would vote, if all the women would vote too"
I finally proudly voted in 1971 but then left Switzerland in 1973. One of my reasons to become a naturalized US citizen was = I wanted to vote! and I have never missed a vote since I became a citizen.
Ursula )Auslandschweizer, in Kalifornien)