British Women Gain the Vote
At a glance:
- Series: Chronology of European History
- Categories: Government and Politics, Women’s Issues, Social Issues, Reform, and Protest
- Subcategories: Civil Rights, Minority Rights, Minorities, Feminism, Feminists, Women’s Rights, Gender Issues, Sexism, Elections, Voting
- Curriculum: Women’s History, 20th & 21st Century European History, British History
- Geographical Location: England
- Date: February 6, 1918
Article abstract: British women gain the vote when Parliament passes a limited suffrage bill in the wake of a half century of increasingly militant women’s rights efforts.
Summary of Event
Demands for women’s suffrage arose as debate raged over the 1832 Reform Bill, which gave the vote to approximately one of every five British men, with eligibility established by a property qualification. In reaction, the House of Commons inserted the word “male” into voter qualifications for the first time. Female suffrage again briefly emerged among Chartist...
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