Abstract
Luxembourg was never at the forefront of women's emancipation, and yet complete female suffrage was granted at a relatively early stage, in 1919. To explain this paradox is the aim of this essay. The main demands of the Social Democrat Party (SDP), founded in 1902, were the eight-hour work day and universal suffrage. The petition movement in favor of female suffrage only gained in importance when the promise of a referendum to be held on the country's future form of government led to speculation about women's (potential) votes. The parliamentary discussions preceding the introduction of female suffrage illustrate the panoply of arguments used at the time both to support and to oppose female suffrage. The legal situation of women was determined before and after female suffrage by the French civil code, promulgated on 30 Ventose XII when Luxembourg was part of the French Department of Forests. Keywords:Female Sufffrage; French Department of Forests; Luxembourg; Social Democrat Party (SDP); Ventose XII
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