▁election ▁of ▁ 1 9 2 1 , ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁in ▁ 1 5 0 ▁years . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 1 ▁election , ▁the ▁first ▁women ▁were ▁elected ▁to ▁Swedish ▁Parliament ▁after ▁women ' s ▁suff rage ▁were ▁Ker st in ▁H essel gren ▁in ▁the ▁Upper ▁chamber ▁and ▁Nel ly ▁Th ür ing ▁( So cial ▁Dem ocrat ), ▁Ag da ▁Ö st l und ▁( So cial ▁Dem ocrat ) ▁Elisabeth ▁T amm ▁( li ber al ) ▁and ▁Ber tha ▁Well in ▁( Con serv ative ) ▁in ▁the ▁Lower ▁chamber . ▁Kar in ▁K ock - L ind berg ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁female ▁government ▁minister , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 8 , ▁Ul la ▁Lind ström ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁acting ▁Prime ▁Minister . ▁ ▁Switzerland ▁ ▁A ▁refer endum ▁on ▁women ' s ▁suff rage ▁was ▁held ▁on ▁ 1   F ebru ary   1 9 5 9 . ▁The ▁majority ▁of ▁Switzerland ' s ▁men ▁( 6 7 %) ▁voted ▁against ▁it , ▁but ▁in ▁some ▁French - spe aking ▁cant ons ▁women ▁obtained ▁the ▁vote . ▁The ▁first ▁Swiss ▁woman ▁to ▁hold ▁political ▁office , ▁Tr ud y ▁Sp ä th - Sch we izer , ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁municipal ▁government ▁of ▁R ie hen ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 8 . ▁ ▁Switzerland ▁was ▁the ▁last ▁Western ▁republic ▁to ▁grant ▁women ' s ▁suff rage ; ▁they ▁gained ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁vote ▁in ▁federal ▁elections ▁in