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“Why did it take so long for women to achieve the franchise?”
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Evonne Buchan "Why did it take so long for women to achieve the franchise?" It was in 1928 that women after a tiring and long drawn struggle eventually gained the vote, and with it they achieved a greater sense of importance within society. The extension of the franchise to women at this time most importantly gave them the equality they desired with that of their male counterparts. It is wrong to state that women did not have the right to vote, some women were able to vote in local council elections, it was in parliamentary elections that women could not cast a vote, therefore had no power in parliamentary elections. The road to achieving the extension was one of trial and tribulation; they had many barriers to overcome and perceptions to shatter. Many factors hindered the path to the extension, at this time all men did not have the franchise; although some...
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