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
Massachusetts Association Opposed to the Further Extension of Suffrage to Women representing 243 communities. After the 19th amendment was passed in 1920, the MAOFESW disbanded. The MAOFESW believed that women were best suited to working in the domestic sphere and that their work in promoting public programs should remain non-partisan. Because the women found influence through the women's club movement and other women's organizations, they were worried that getting involved in politics would shift power balances unfavorably. In addition, since women had made many reforms without using the vote, they felt that voting was unnecessary. They also advocated for conservative positions, such as keeping old laws that made the husband the