VICTORY AT LAST?
May 13, 2021
2 minutes
WORDS: EMMA SLATTERY WILLIAMS
After the Representation of the People Act became law in February 1918, around 8.4 million women were granted the vote. This was roughly 43 per cent of all adult women in Britain, but still only applied to those over 30 who met certain property qualifications.
However, despite its shortcomings, the other most radical change brought in by the
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