Switzerland, the Alps all female for 50 years of the right to vote

ZURICH – 50 years after the referendum with which, on 7 February 1971, Swiss women obtained the right to vote, Switzerland Tourism, the Swiss tourism promotion body, organizes the all-female ascent of the 48 highest alpine peaks in the Confederation.

The occasion for the “100% Women Peak Challenge”, as the operation was called, as well as to remember the anniversary of women’s suffrage, which took place very late compared to other European countries due to the traditional Swiss male sentiment , also allows you to recall the 150th anniversary of the ascent of the Matterhorn, by the British mountaineer, Lucy Walker.