Women vote for the first time - British General Election 1918

On 14th December 1918 some, but not all, women could vote in a General Election for the first time. They made up 40% of the electorate, in only 17 constituencies where there were women candidates. Three of these candidates were in the West Midlands constituencies. Historians from the University of Worcester - Maggie Andrews and Anna Muggeridge - explore their stories. Learn more about the forgotten suffragettes of Birmingham in our film ’Deeds not Words’ - Forgotten Birmingham Suffragettes and Suffragists