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Women voted 75 years before they were legally allowed to in 1918, UK

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A new document has surfaced which shows British women, of all classes, voting in 1843, some 75 years before they received the parliamentary franchise in 1918. History professor, Sarah Richardson, explains what this discovery means and how it was possible.

 

(We invite our users to read the full article published March 18 2013)

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A new document has surfaced which shows British women, of all classes, voting in 1843, some 75 years before they received the parliamentary franchise in 1918. History professor, Sarah Richardson, explains what this discovery means and how it was possible.

 

(We invite our users to read the full article published March 18 2013)

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