workingclasshistory:On this day, 18 February 1918, the British Parliament introduced voting rights t
workingclasshistory:On this day, 18 February 1918, the British Parliament introduced voting rights to women over 30 who met certain property requirements. This had followed many years of often militant struggle by women for the right to vote. However even though half of women were still disenfranchised, organised feminism as a political force had largely ceased to exist following the outbreak of World War I. This is a great account of the movement for women’s rights and how it was stifled by the war: http://libcom.org/history/world-war-i-demise-british-feminism-susan-kingsley-kentPictured: British Asian suffragettes https://www.facebook.com/workingclasshistory/photos/a.296224173896073/1352777971574016/?type=3 -- source link