Women in Switzerland were granted the right to vote in federal elections in 1971. The exhibition "Vote Now!", which runs from 9 September 2021 to 14 January 2022 at the NL, looks at who is entitled to vote and stand for election in Switzerland.
The collections of the Swiss National Library consist of books, newspapers and periodicals, websites, maps and atlases, university and corporate publications, official publications and printed music.
The collection of the Prints and Drawings Department includes prints from the 17th to 21st centuries, photographs, postcards, posters and artists’ books, as well as documents on historic monument preservation since the end of the 19th century.
The National Library’s Literary Archives are home to the leading
collection of literary estates, libraries and archives from authors of
the 20th and 21st centuries.
The Swiss National Sound Archives in Lugano collect sound recordings and preserve them for posterity. They have been archiving Switzerland’s audio heritage and making it available to anyone with an interest since 1987.
The founding fathers of the Switzerland of 1848 and their sons lived for many years with a contradiction: women were denied “citizens’ rights” up until 1971.
Doris Stauffer was artistically, educationally and politically involved in the women’s rights movement, and leaves behind an extensive and eclectic archive.
Gepackt von Abenteuerlust, reiste Thomas Hürlimann als Student durch den afrikanischen Kontinent. Unterwegs fasste er den Vorsatz, einen Roman zu schreiben. Thema: die Schweiz.
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