Some UK Women Get the Right to Vote, 1918

[Woman Suffrage], Acts of Parliament.

First Edition

Representation of the People Act, 1918. [8 Geo. 5. Ch. 64] Printed by Percy Lunch, Humphries & Co. Ltd. for Normal Gibb Scorgie, C.V.O., C.B.E., Controller of His Majesty’s Stationery Office and King’s Printer of Acts of Parliament. First edition. 161 pages. Original paper wrappers. 9 1/2 x 6 in. The Representation of the People Act of 1918 granted the vote to women over the age of 30 who met a property qualification.  The same Act gave the vote to all men over the age of 21. As a result of this act, 8.5 million women joined the electorate and made up almost 40% of all voters in the United Kingdom. This was a great victory for the women’s suffrage movement which had been calling for voting rights since the 1830s. Militant suffrage groups in the UK were even known for campaigns of destruction and mayhem in order to keep their issue in the forefront of everyone’s minds.

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