Extraordinary Women 2018
Women won the right to vote in the UK 100 years ago...
The Representation of the People Act was adopted in, eventually paving the way for universal women’s suffrage in the country. But the landmark act only granted a sliver of the UK’s female population the right to cast a ballot.
Under the 1918 Representation of the People Act, women over the age of 30 who either owned land themselves or were married to men with property were given the right to vote.
This exhibition looks back in the archives and showcases the stories of women and events, and how their lives have changed over the last 100 years.
Runs until 15th October 2018.
The Representation of the People Act was adopted in, eventually paving the way for universal women’s suffrage in the country. But the landmark act only granted a sliver of the UK’s female population the right to cast a ballot.
Under the 1918 Representation of the People Act, women over the age of 30 who either owned land themselves or were married to men with property were given the right to vote.
This exhibition looks back in the archives and showcases the stories of women and events, and how their lives have changed over the last 100 years.
Runs until 15th October 2018.
