The Representation of the People Act of 1918 is often considered the beginning of women's suffrage in Britain. This bill was passed by the House of Commons with 385 votes in favor, opposed by a small majority of only 55 votes. This greatly surprised the suffragettes as well as a number of other suffrage movements, as they had not expected so much support from any country. form of government. The Representation of the People Act of 1918 finally gave women the right to vote, but they would only get it if they owned their own property and were over 30 years old. Even though no women could vote because of this, it represented a huge The Representation of the People Act of 1918 significantly changed the status of women. First, it obviously allowed qualified women to vote, which was a big improvement over what they could do before. this law passed, but now that women could vote, there was a chance that many different laws would be passed that could further advance women's rights in Britain. One such law passed as a result of women's suffrage was the Sex Disqualification (Removal) Act of 1919. This law allowed women to access jobs in the legal profession and in the civil service. This further showed that equality between men and women was getting closer and that women were slowly but surely achieving their goals and receiving different abilities and privileges as a result of their campaigns. The status of women in society has also changed a lot after these two acts, as women can now do more in society. For example, it would now be much easier for a woman to walk into a store and buy something for herself with much less money. hassle; this co...... middle of paper ...... I put it on board. The purpose of the above source is to inform the House of Commons of how women worked so hard to achieve equality in Britain. Asquith uses the war to try to change the opinions of the House of Commons by identifying them as the savior of Britain during the war which was the salvation of women; he does this by saying that we could not have continued the war without it. In conclusion, the Representation of the People Act of 1918 was a major turning point in women's rights and allowed entirely new opportunities to arise as well as show the rewards of previously achieved campaigns. This law would have encouraged the suffrage movement to continue what it was doing in order to achieve even more results and changes in the system to give women even more chances than they had already been given..