Ninety years since women got equal voting rights, these are the milestones we still need to aim for
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By Sophie Walker
Today marks 90 years since women got equal voting rights to men. Given that this year we have focused on celebrating 100 years of suffrage to a first group of largely white and educated women, this alternative commemoration is a chance to remember that equal rights are not equal if some women must wait longer – and redouble our efforts on behalf of all.
The gap between partial and universal suffrage is an echo from the past that activists of today must heed. Because that gap ...
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