Why the 1929 general election became known as the 'Flapper Election' The 1929 general election became known as the Flapper Election because, for the first time, young women in Britain had the right to vote. Read more
The first woman commemorated with a statue in Parliament Square The first woman to be commemorated with a statue in Parliament Square was the suffragist campaigner Dame Millicent Garrett Fawcett... Read more