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Vote for women centenary: Asian women must “make their voices heard”

Female politicians gather to mark the 100th anniversary of women being granted the right to vote (Photo credit: Twitter)

By: Lauren Codling

By Lauren Codling IT is more important than ever that all women make their voices heard, politicians emphasised as the 100-year anniversary of women being able to vote was marked on Tuesday (6). This week marks the centenary of the Representation of People Act 1918 which was introduced to allow some women to vote for the first time. Before this law was implemented, women were not given the right to vote in general elections. This week marks the centenary of the Representation of People Act 1918 which was introduced to allow some women to vote for the first time On…

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