50 years of women's suffrage in Basel-Stadt (Swiss Press Audio 2017, by Marlène Sandrin) - Swiss Press Award
Radio SRF, Echo der Zeit
Audio
2017
Marlène Sandrin
Basel-Stadt was the first canton in German-speaking Switzerland to introduce women's voting rights in 1966. With the help of a contemporary witness, historical accounts, and a scholar, my article explores the perspective of that time. What did it mean that women were not allowed to participate in politics? And what does it mean today?
