▁ ▁Europe ▁In ▁Europe , ▁the ▁last ▁countries ▁to ▁en act ▁women ' s ▁suff rage ▁were ▁Switzerland ▁and ▁Lie chten stein . ▁In ▁Switzerland , ▁women ▁gained ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁vote ▁in ▁federal ▁elections ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 ; ▁but ▁in ▁the ▁canton ▁of ▁App enz ell ▁Inner rh oden ▁women ▁obtained ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁vote ▁on ▁local ▁issues ▁only ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁when ▁the ▁canton ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁do ▁so ▁by ▁the ▁Federal ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁of ▁Switzerland . ▁In ▁Lie chten stein , ▁women ▁were ▁given ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁vote ▁by ▁the ▁women ' s ▁suff rage ▁refer endum ▁of ▁ 1 9 8 4 . ▁Three ▁prior ▁refer end ums ▁held ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 8 , ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁and ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁had ▁failed ▁to ▁secure ▁women ' s ▁right ▁to ▁vote . ▁ ▁Austria ▁It ▁was ▁only ▁after ▁the ▁break down ▁of ▁the ▁H abs burg ▁Mon archy , ▁that ▁Austria ▁would ▁grant ▁the ▁general , ▁equal , ▁direct ▁and ▁secret ▁right ▁to ▁vote ▁to ▁all ▁citizens , ▁regardless ▁of ▁sex , ▁through ▁the ▁change ▁of ▁the ▁elect oral ▁code ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 9 1 8 . ▁The ▁first ▁elections ▁in ▁which ▁women ▁participated ▁were ▁the ▁February ▁ 1 9 1 9 ▁Const itu ent ▁Assembly ▁elections . ▁ ▁A zer ba ij an ▁ ▁Universal ▁voting ▁rights ▁were ▁recognized ▁in ▁A zer ba ij an ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 8 ▁by ▁the ▁A