Events for Saturday 6th February 2021
On This Day in History
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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...