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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:legislation
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gptkbp:affects
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increased number of women voters
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gptkbp:amended_by
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gptkb:Representation_of_the_People_Act_1969
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gptkbp:applies_to
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gptkb:United_Kingdom
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gptkbp:associated_with
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gptkb:suffragist
gptkb:Emmeline_Pankhurst
gptkb:Millicent_Fawcett
suffragettes
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gptkbp:contributed_to
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modern democratic principles
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gptkbp:date_enacted
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1928-07-02
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gptkbp:enacted_by
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gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
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gptkbp:established
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equal voting age for men and women
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gptkbp:goal
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eliminate gender discrimination in voting
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gptkbp:historical_context
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post-World War I society
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Representation of the People (Equal Franchise) Act 1928
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gptkbp:impact
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expanded electorate in the UK
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gptkbp:influenced
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subsequent voting rights legislation
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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gptkb:World_War_I
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gptkbp:inspired
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global women's suffrage movements
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gptkbp:is_celebrated_in
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women's history month
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gptkbp:is_discussed_in
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gptkb:political_science_literature
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gptkbp:is_opposed_by
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gptkb:Conservative_Party
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gptkbp:is_supported_by
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gptkb:Labour_Party
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gptkbp:legacy
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foundation for future gender equality laws
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gptkbp:notable_figures
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gptkb:Sir_Winston_Churchill
gptkb:Emmeline_Pankhurst
gptkb:Florence_Nightingale
gptkb:Lady_Astor
gptkb:Eleanor_Rathbone
gptkb:Nancy_Astor
gptkb:Clement_Attlee
gptkb:David_Lloyd_George
gptkb:Beatrice_Webb
gptkb:Margaret_Bondfield
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gptkbp:part_of
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British electoral reform history
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gptkbp:predecessor
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gptkb:Representation_of_the_People_Act_1918
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gptkbp:ratified_by
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gptkb:House_of_Lords
gptkb:House_of_Commons
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gptkbp:recognized_by
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historical scholars
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gptkbp:related_to
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women's suffrage movement
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gptkbp:repealed_by
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gptkb:Representation_of_the_People_Act_1983
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gptkbp:significance
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granted equal voting rights to women over 21
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Women's_Social_and_Political_Union
gptkb:Suffragette_movement
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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