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TIL that in 1968, Liechtenstein held a referendum on women's suffrage where both men and women were allowed to vote. Despite this, the No-side won with 56.3% of the total and 49.5% of the women vote (en.wikipedia.org)
submitted 10 months ago by garfaagel to c/[email protected]
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Women's suffrage would not be introduced in Liechtenstein until 1984.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 36 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Do you really look at the world today and have a hard time believing people would willingly vote against their interests?

[โ€“] [email protected] 11 points 10 months ago

Both of these things can be true.