West England Franchise

Famous quotes containing the words west, england and/or franchise:

“When choosing between two evils, I always like to pick the one I never tried before.”
—Mae West (1892–1980)

“...I want to say to you who think women cannot succeed, we have brought the government of England to this position, that it has to face this alternative: either women are to be killed or women are to have the vote.”
—Emmeline Pankhurst (1858–1928)

“To-day women constitute the only class of sane people excluded from the franchise ...”
—Mary Putnam Jacobi (1842–1906)