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One Hundred Years Ago Today, May 24, 1917

One Hundred Years Ago Today, May 24, 1917

British Women Marching for the Vote Votes for British Women The New York Times reported that on May 24, 1917 the Franchise Reform bill passed the House of Commons, “but was not by any means a complete equal suffrage measure. Under it now woman cannot vote until she is 30 years of age, and such voters […]