Women's right to vote

Study note

Women campaigned for the right to vote; campaigners were known as suffragettes. From 1918 some women could vote, and in 1928 women won the right to vote at the same age as men (21).

Memory tip: 1918 some women vote; 1928 equal voting age with men.

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In which year did women in the UK get the right to vote at the same age as men?

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