Switzerland was the last Western republic to grant women the right to vote. Some Swiss cantons approved this in 1959, while at the federal level it was achieved in 1971 and, after resistance, in the last canton Appenzell Innerrhoden (one of only two remaining Landsgemeinde) in 1990. After obtaining suffrage at the federal level, women quickly rose in political significance, with the first woman on the seven member Federal Council executive being Elisabeth Kopp, who served from 1984–1989, and the first female president being Ruth Dreifuss in 1999. COUNT 5
QSN1 Who did Switzerland finally grant the right to vote to following the rest of the Western republic? ANS1 women QSN2 When were Switzerland women granted the right to vote on a federal level? ANS2 1971 QSN3 Who was the first woman to serve on the Federal Council? ANS3 Elisabeth Kopp QSN4 In what year did Ruth Dreifuss become president? ANS4 1999 QSN5 Who was Switzerland's first female president? ANS5 Ruth Dreifuss