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A Long and Illustrious HistoryThe 20th Century

In what year did women over 30 first get the right to vote in the UK?

  1. 1912
  2. 1928
  3. 1918
  4. 1906

Why this is the correct answer

Women over 30 who met certain property qualifications gained the right to vote in February 1918, through the Representation of the People Act passed that year. Full equal voting rights for women over 21 did not come until 1928.

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