# Equal Franchise Act (1928)

URL: https://english-history.com/timeline/1928-equal-franchise-act
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Women gained the parliamentary vote on the same terms as men at age twenty-one. Within the broader Early 20th Century & World Wars period, mass democracy, the two world wars, Irish partition, economic crisis and the rise of Labour remade the political and social order. This event is placed at 1928 in the chronology so it can be read alongside the political, military, social and cultural changes around it. The act completed the major interwar extension of universal adult suffrage.

## Why it matters
The act completed the major interwar extension of universal adult suffrage.

Ruler at the time: [George V](https://english-history.com/rulers/george-v)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia topic lookup — Equal Franchise Act](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?search=Equal+Franchise+Act&go=Go)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — Equal Franchise Act](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=Equal+Franchise+Act)
- [Wikipedia — Timeline of British history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_British_history)
- [The National Archives — twentieth-century resources](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/education/)