politicdormouse , 1 month ago Ersilia Fossati (1921-1999) #Swiss politician from canton of Ticino, campaigner for women's suffrage. Spent #WWII in Swiss Women's Army Auxiliary Service. When Switzerland eventually granted women the federal vote on 7 February 1971, Fossati was one of the first eleven women elected to the Grand Council of Ticino. New #wikipedia page https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ersilia_Fossati @wikimediauk #WomensHistory @histodons @CarveHerName #WikiWomenInRed #WomensRights
Ersilia Fossati (1921-1999) #Swiss politician from canton of Ticino, campaigner for women's suffrage. Spent #WWII in Swiss Women's Army Auxiliary Service. When Switzerland eventually granted women the federal vote on 7 February 1971, Fossati was one of the first eleven women elected to the Grand Council of Ticino. New #wikipedia page https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ersilia_Fossati @wikimediauk #WomensHistory @histodons @CarveHerName #WikiWomenInRed #WomensRights