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 CHAPTER I

INTRODUCTORY

INCE the passing of the Repre­sentation of the People Act in 1918, women are in the political arena whether they will it or not. Responsibilities have been placed upon them which they cannot, and should not wish to, evade, for it is now admitted by all that questions which affect a community must be dealt with by that community as a whole. It is incumbent upon every woman to study political questions sufficiently to be able to exercise intelligently her