Women winning the vote (1918 and 1928)
Study note
Women finally won the right to vote in two stages, and both dates are commonly tested. The first came in 1918. Partly in recognition of the vital work women had done during the First World War, women over the age of 30 were given the right to vote and also to stand for election to Parliament. So 1918 is the year, and 30 is the age.
The second stage came ten years later. In 1928, shortly before Emmeline Pankhurst died, the law was changed again so that women could vote from the age of 21, exactly the same age as men. This finally gave men and women equal voting rights. Remember the pair: 1918 for women over 30, and 1928 for voting at 21 on the same terms as men.
Memory tip: 1918 women over 30 can vote; 1928 women can vote at 21, the same as men.
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Question 1 of 3
In 1918, women of what age were first given the right to vote?
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Women winning the vote (1918 and 1928): questions, answers and explanations
1. In 1918, women of what age were first given the right to vote?
- Over 21
- Over 40
- Over 30
- Over 18
Correct answer: Over 30
In 1918 women over the age of 30 were given the right to vote.
2. In which year did women win the right to vote at the same age as men?
- 1928
- 1945
- 1918
- 1901
Correct answer: 1928
In 1928 women gained the right to vote at the age of 21, the same as men.
3. Women over 30 won the vote in 1918; in which year did women win the vote at 21, the same as men?
- 1922
- 1948
- 1928
- 1918
Correct answer: 1928
Women gained the vote at age 21, the same as men, in 1928.
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