The Parliamentary Qualification of Women Act 1918 is an act of the
It gave women over 30 the right to stand for election as an MP.
External links
* [http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/W1918.htm Schholnet: 1918 Qualification of Women Act]
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