Vote for the women who still channel the Suffragette Spirit to make changes in Leeds

By The Newsroom
Published 6th Feb 2018, 07:51 BST
Updated 6th Feb 2018, 07:56 BST
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More than eight million women were given the right to vote when the Representation of the People Act was passed in February 1918.

Before 1918 women had almost no role in British politics – they didn’t even have the right to vote.

A woman’s role was domestic, encompassing little outside having children and taking care of the home. The suffragettes changed this.