On 6th February 1918 women in the UK won the baisc human right to vote. The 1918 Representation of the People Act gave women over 30 and married women the vote. It was not until 1928 however, that all women in the UK achieved the right to vote.

90 years to the day - Fawcett celebrated this milestone with a reception at Lancaster House on 6th February.

Fawcett was joined by government ministers, parliamentarians and peers; leaders from business, public and voluntary sector in setting a vision for the future of gender equality and celebrating the passion and commitment of the brave women and men who tirelessly campaigned for the vote.

Speeches were given by:

Baroness Boothroyd, the first female Speaker of the House of Commons.

The Rt Hon Harriet Harman QC MP, Minister for Women & Equality who hosted the event.

Martin Munro, Partner of KPMG LLP, who sponsored the event.

Dr. Katherine Rake, Director of the Fawcett Society

You can download copies of the speeches in pdf format from http://www.fawcettsociety.org.uk/documents/Katherine%20Rake,%2090th%20anniversary%20speech.pdf (More speeches will follow shortly.)

Fawcett also produced a special edition of our magazine StopGap for this important anniversary which is available to download

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