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1) In 1903 Emmeline and Christabel Pankhurst set up the Women’s Social and Political Union. They campaigned with other women for more rights and recognition for women’s right to vote.
2) The process of emancipation was accelerated by the outbreak of the war since work at home started to be entrusted to women.
3) In 1918 women over 30 obtained suffrage, which the “suffragettes” had been advocating for many years. In 1928 their voting age was lowered to 21, the same for men.
4 In 1945 the Labour Party came to power and introduced the welfare state, a system of social services organized and paid for by the government.
5) The National Insurance Scheme was set up in 1946 to give financial help to the poor and the elderly. The National Health Service followed in 1948 providing free medical care for all.
6) In 1979 Margaret Thatcher became Britain’s first female Prime Minister. Her term lasted 11 years.
7) During her right wing Conservative Government many economic changes were made, namely:
economies in public services to save on public spending
closing of industries such as mines and dockyards because they were unprofitable
privatization of several state-owned industries
limitation of Trade Union power
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