Events for Saturday 6th February 2021
On This Day in History
Selection of women get the vote
6th February 1918The Representation of the People Act gave the vote to women over 30 who "occupied premises of a yearly value of not less than £5".
Further Reading
The Suffragette Bombers(Hardback - 188 pages)
by Simon Webb
In the years leading up to the First World War, the United Kingdom was subjected to a ferocious campaign of bombing and arson. Those conducting this terrorist offensive were members of the Women's Social and Political Union; better known as the suffragettes.
The targets for their attacks… Read more...