How far do you agree that granting the vote to women was the most important political development in Wales and England in the period 1880-1951?

When answering an essay question, it is important to note exactly what the question is asking. Here "How far do you agree...?". Therefore, throughout writing the essay, the focus must be on this question. For the introduction, the key thing is to focus on the extent of change over the period. While women gained the vote during this period, it also saw the rise of the Labour Party, the decline of the Liberal party, the introduction of the welfare state and the increased influence of working people, especially men, in politics.The most effective structure would be to choose three other factors as well as women gaining the vote and examine each of them in a paragraph, using the point, evidence, explain method. For example:Undoubtedly, women gaining the vote was an important political development during the period. Enfranchising women meant that during this period, over 8.4 million women gained the vote. With this new political influence, parties competed to gain their votes, and thus the enfranchisement of women had a direct impact on the policy making of the political parties at the time.