why did women gain the vote
The National Union of Women's Suffrage [Suffrage: The right to vote in political elections. ] Societies-the Suffragists [Suffragists: a member of the NUWSS who wished to obtain the vote through peaceful means-led by Millicent Fawcett ] - was formed in 1897 and led by Millicent Fawcett.uring the war, women served the nation and did men's work in many ways. When they were given the vote in 1918, almost every person who supported the motion in Parliament said that they deserved it because of their conduct during the war-they had proved that they could go to war' with the men.