Higher Migration and Empire - Push factors (Highlands)
Women and the vote - male political progress
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2. Male political progressMale political progress
Men were slowly gaining more
rights in terms of voting:
• Middle class men in 1832
• Skilled working class in 1867 (1/3
of all men)
• More working class in 1884
(2/3 of all men)
• Eventually all men aged 21+
gained the vote in 1918
3. Male political progressMale political progress
One reason that women had not
gained the vote was that not all
men could vote. However as men
were given the vote in 1918 it
became harder to argue against
women also voting.
Some people also believed that it
was unacceptable for working
class men to vote whilst upper and
middle class women could not.
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5. Male political progressMale political progress
However this is not the full picture.
Working class men had gained the
right to vote in 1867, and even
more again in 1884.
If women being allowed to vote
was solely about the class system,
middle and upper class women
would have gained the vote many
years before.
6. Male political progressMale political progress
Conciliation Bills were proposed in
1910, 1911 and 1912.
These bills – which received many
votes in parliament – would have
extended the vote to 1 million
property-owning women – even
when some men could not vote.
This suggests male progress was
not hugely significant.
7. Male political progressMale political progress
Conciliation Bills were proposed in
1910, 1911 and 1912.
These bills – which received many
votes in parliament – would have
extended the vote to 1 million
property-owning women – even
when some men could not vote.
This suggests male progress was
not hugely significant.
