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11-21-2018, 11:50 PM
Over 300 potential MPs mark 100 years since women won right to stand for parliament
Hundreds of women from all walks of life descended on Westminster on Wednesday, to mark the moment women first got the right to stand for parliament 100 years ago.
At the final count, 317 women came to the Houses of Parliament to visit 238 MPs as part of #AskHerToStandDay, and were bombarded with messages of positivity to encourage them to consider a career in politics.
Continue reading... (https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2018/nov/21/women-outnumber-men-at-westminster-on-askhertostandday)
Hundreds of women from all walks of life descended on Westminster on Wednesday, to mark the moment women first got the right to stand for parliament 100 years ago.
At the final count, 317 women came to the Houses of Parliament to visit 238 MPs as part of #AskHerToStandDay, and were bombarded with messages of positivity to encourage them to consider a career in politics.
Continue reading... (https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2018/nov/21/women-outnumber-men-at-westminster-on-askhertostandday)