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>>Women in Britain did not qualify for the vote until >>the year 1928, following all the reforms and the >>extensions of the franchise. After 1928, Britain was a >>complete democracy as far as the franchise was >>concerned. How did women qualify for the vote? >> >>1) Following WW1, where, in 1918, all men were >>franchised, the men used the strong argument that; if >>they were to go to war for their country, why should >>they not qualify for the vote? WOMEN had no such >>argument, although they used a similar message to >>great effect: While the men had been out fighting in >>the war, the women had been doing the jobs previously >>held by the now absent men. This was essential in >>maintaining the stability of the British economy >>throughout the duration of the war. The women then >>armed themselves with the argument that: If women >>could successfully do jobs of men, then they were >>equals. Equality between the sexes demanded, >>essentially, equal rights. Although this was not >>immediately achieved (to be fair, it WAS the 1920s), >>the strong arguments of the country-running female >>population did encourage a political climate >>favourable to the enfranchisement of women. >> >>2) The suffragists and the suffragettes were female >>political pressure groups (suffragists - >>non-aggressive, suffragettes-aggressive) which put >>great pressure on the government to take notice of the >>arguments being put forward by the public as well as >>the groups themselves. The suffragettes were only too >>keen to put the boot in and begin physical >>demonstrations which amassed several tens of thousands >>of people. The suffragists demonstrated as well, >>although theirs was more of a political nature.

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