Women in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom the House of Commons. Following this attempts were made to widen the franchise in every Parliament. Women gained the right to vote with the passing of the Representation of the People Act 1918 after World War I. This gave the vote to women over the age of 30. However, the Speakers Conference which was charged with looking into giving women the vote did not have as its terms of reference, consideration to women standing as candidates for parliament. However, Sir Herbert Samuel, the former Liberal Home Secretary, moved a separate motion on 23 October 1918 to allow women to be
Women to drive movement women in Jeddah and Dammam. When she drove for a second time the same day, al-Qahtani was given a ticket for driving without a Saudi Arabian licence. Al-Qahtani was pleased to receive the ticket, stating to a "Time magazine" journalist travelling with her, "It's a ticket. Write this down. I am the first Saudi woman to get a traffic ticket." "The Guardian" stated that "police appeared to be under orders not to intervene" during women's drives on 17 June. Two Saudi women were photographed by Thomson Reuters after driving in Riyadh on 22 June. On 29 June, five women driving