History AS Suffrage - laws - political

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1918 representation of people act
reformed electoral system so returning soldiers could vote, women over 30 received the vote
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1919 sex disqualification act
women householders could be lawyers, serve on juries, be magistrates or civil servants
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1922 infanticide act
women not charged with murder where post-natal stress is involved
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1923 matrimonial causes act
equal divorce rights
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1928 equal franchise act
all women receive vote on the same grounds as men
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Card 2

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1919 sex disqualification act

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women householders could be lawyers, serve on juries, be magistrates or civil servants

Card 3

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1922 infanticide act

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Card 4

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1923 matrimonial causes act

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Preview of the front of card 4

Card 5

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1928 equal franchise act

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Preview of the front of card 5

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