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=== Women's rights ===
{{Main article|Women's suffrage in Liechtenstein}}
{{See also|Women in the FBP}}
The FBP was an early proponent of the introduction of [[women's suffrage]] to Liechtenstein, starting in 1970. However, two separate referendums on the issue were rejected by male-only voters in [[1971 Liechtenstein women's suffrage referendum|1971]] and [[1973 Liechtenstein referendums#Women's suffrage|1973]] respectively.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Frick |first=Julia |date=31 December 2011 |title=Frauenstimm- und -wahlrecht |url=https://historisches-lexikon.li/Frauenstimm-_und_-wahlrecht |access-date=7 December 2024 |website=[[Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein]] |language=de}}</ref> The Women in the FBP group was founded in September 1982 to represent women's issues within the party, and also to further advocate for the introduction of women's suffrage.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Frick |first=Julia |date=31 December 2011 |title=Frauen in der FBP |url=https://historisches-lexikon.li/Frauen_in_der_FBP?marker=FBP |access-date=7 December 2024 |website=[[Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein]] |language=de}}</ref> The party then again proposed the issue to the [[Landtag of Liechtenstein]] in December 1983 and again in April 1984.<ref name=":1" /> Following a [[1984 Liechtenstein women's suffrage referendum|successful referendum]] (among men only) in July 1984, women's suffrage was introduced to Liechtenstein.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2 July 1984 |title=AROUND THE WORLD; Liechtenstein Women Win Right to Vote |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1984/07/02/world/around-the-world-liechtenstein-women-win-right-to-vote.html |access-date=21 April 2023 |work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref>

[[Emma Eigenmann]], belonging to the FBP, was the woman elected to the Landtag of Liechtenstein in [[1986 Liechtenstein general election|1986]].<ref name="HL">{{Cite web |date=31 December 2011 |title=Eigenmann-Schädler, Emma |url=https://historisches-lexikon.li/Eigenmann-Sch%C3%A4dler,_Emma |access-date=10 November 2023 |website=[[Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein]] |language=de}}</ref> In the [[first Mario Frick cabinet]], [[Cornelia Gassner]], also belonging to the FBP, became the first female government councillor.<ref name=":02">{{Cite web |date=21 February 2024 |title=Gassner, Cornelia |url=https://historisches-lexikon.li/Gassner,_Cornelia?marker=Verdienstordens |access-date=23 February 2024 |website=[[Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein]] |language=de}}</ref> [[Rita Kieber-Beck]] was also the first female [[Deputy Prime Minister of Liechtenstein]].<ref name=":03">{{Cite web |date=31 December 2011 |title=Kieber (-Beck), Rita |url=https://historisches-lexikon.li/Kieber_(-Beck),_Rita?marker=Rita+Kieber-Beck |access-date=12 August 2024 |website=[[Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein]] |language=de}}</ref>