November 1916: Somerville’s Parliament debates Universal Suffrage
Somerville’s Parliament, in its debates, endeavoured to examine the issues under consideration by the national Parliament, although limited to just two meetings per term and with far fewer members in attendance. The meeting held in November 1916 produced a fierce debate on ‘a measure for the introduction of Universal Suffrage in Great Britain’. The choice of subject was no doubt inspired by the… Read More »November 1916: Somerville’s Parliament debates Universal Suffrage