B ; reform ; pressures ; representation of the people act '28

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what persuaded ppl it wouldn't be harmful for universal suffrage?
little voting habit change of general elections '18-'24
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what did the NUWSS turn into in '18?
NUSEC
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and they continued to do what
point out inequalities between F/M voters
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one in how many employed women could vote?
15
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why?
bc they rented accomodation and failed to meet property quals
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when did labour attempt a women's emancipation bill?
'19
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which would have provided equal suffrage rights to?
all 21+ women
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and this was followed by equal franchise bills when?
nearly every year in the early '20s
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from '18-'27 who kept the equal suffrage question open in parliament?
NUSEC
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more important than extra PM or kabour though was what?
baldwin and conservative's determination to attract female voters
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until what year did maj party backbench oppose equal franchise?
'27
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but leadership believed?
women key to party future
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what was the fastest growing element in the party?
the women's organisation
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with over how many female conservative party members by '28?
1M
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who were more likely to vote cons in '20s?
women > men
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conservatives tended to do much better in whcih constituencies?
the ones where women votes
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baldwin supported equal francise from which year?
'24
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in '27 opps of equal suffrage tried one last atept to prevent reform but having daily mail?
publish several articles claiming they were giving vote to 'flappers'
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this stereotype was aimed at doing what?
stirring up conservative opposition
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those opposed also claime extenstion would create maj womenw ho would vote how?
as unified block
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which would do what for political cultre?
bring about feminisation
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'28 bill passed in commons by how many to how many votes?
387 - 10
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act gave women vote on same terms as men enfranchising how many women?
5.2M
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how many woman voters were there now?
14.2M
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compared to how many men
12.2M
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