The Representation of the People Act 1918 is often seen as the beginning of women's suffrage in Britain. This bill passed the House of Commons by 385 votes in favor, contested by a small majority of just 55. This greatly surprised the Suffragettes as well as a number of other suffragist movements as they did not expect so much support from anyone. form of government. The Representation of the People Act of 1918 finally gave women the vote, however women would only receive it if they owned their own property and were over the age of 30. While not all women could vote because of this, it was a huge stepping stone in achieving equality. The Representation of the People Act of 1918 changed the status of women very much, firstly it obviously allowed qualified women to vote, and this was a great improvement over what they could do previously this act was passed, however now that women could vote there was the possibility of many different acts being passed which could further advance women's rights in Britain. One such act passed to prevent women from voting was the Sex Disqualification (Removal) Act of 1919. This act allowed women to take up jobs in the legal profession and civil service. This then further demonstrated that equality between men and women was approaching and that women were slowly but surely achieving their goals and receiving different skills and privileges as a result of their campaigns. The status of women in society also changed a lot after these two acts as now women could do more in society, for example now it would be much easier for a woman to walk into a shop and buy something for herself with nowhere near as much hassle ; this co... middle of paper... bring it on board. The purpose of the above source is to inform the House of Commons about how women have worked so hard to achieve equality in Britain. Asquith uses the war to attempt to change the opinions of the House of Commons by identifying her as the savior of Britain during the war was the salvation of women; he does so by saying that without it we would not have been able to continue fighting the war. In conclusion, the Representation of the People Act of 1918 was a huge turning point in women's rights and allowed for new opportunities to arise and showcased the rewards of previously executed campaigns. This law would have encouraged the suffrage movement to continue what it was doing to achieve even more results and changes to the system to give women even more chances than they had already had..