Britain Marks Centenary of Some Women Getting Vote

The Representation of the People Act of 1918 gave some 8 million British women the right to vote. But has giving women the vote really hastened moves towards gender equality around the world?

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Picture: Women outside the British parliament mark the 100th anniversary of women winning the right to vote. Credit: EPA/ANDY RAIN