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
How to be a Redhead How to be a Redhead How to be a Redhead is a website founded by redheaded American sisters Adrienne and Stephanie Vendetti in response to the ostracism they encountered in school and to serve the needs of other redheaded women. Adrienne and Stephanie Vendetti were born natural redheads and grew up in Cranston, Rhode Island. As children they attended Holy Ghost School in Providence, as teenagers attended La Salle Academy, and eventually both earned business degrees from the University of Miami. The sisters recall how they were the only redheaded students at their grade school and how, starting in 2nd