▁the ▁field . ▁ ▁Parker ▁also ▁took ▁part ▁in ▁public ▁affairs . ▁At ▁the ▁out break ▁of ▁the ▁First ▁World ▁War , ▁Parker ▁lo bb ied ▁priv ately ▁minister s ▁to ▁introduce ▁price ▁controls , ▁without ▁success . ▁He ▁also ▁spoke ▁in ▁the ▁L ords , ▁sometimes ▁pressed ▁by ▁his ▁friend ▁Lord ▁Cur zon . ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 5 , ▁he ▁spoke ▁to ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁L ords ▁about ▁post - war ▁reconst ruction , ▁and ▁during ▁the ▁passage ▁of ▁the ▁Represent ation ▁of ▁the ▁People ▁Act ▁ 1 9 1 8 ▁Parker ▁( who ▁had ▁deput y ▁high ▁ste ward ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Cambridge ▁since ▁ 1 9 1 5 ) ▁successfully ▁pressed ▁the ▁L ords ▁to ▁allow ▁women ▁to ▁vote ▁in ▁university ▁constitu encies ▁even ▁though ▁they ▁were ▁dis bar red ▁from ▁taking ▁their ▁degrees . ▁On ▁ 1 9 ▁March ▁ 1 9 1 8 , ▁shortly ▁before ▁his ▁death , ▁Parker ▁spoke ▁on ▁a ▁motion ▁by ▁Lord ▁Par mo or ▁in ▁favour ▁of ▁a ▁League ▁of ▁Nations . ▁Unable ▁to ▁read ▁his ▁hand writing ▁due ▁to ▁failing ▁light , ▁Parker ▁went ▁to ▁the ▁table ▁and ▁read ▁out ▁a ▁detailed ▁scheme ▁of ▁twenty ▁articles ▁for ▁the ▁League ' s ▁organisation . ▁ ▁His ▁health ▁failing , ▁Parker ▁carried ▁on ▁working ▁until ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 1 9 1 8 , ▁before ▁passing ▁away ▁on ▁ 1 2 ▁July ▁at ▁Ald worth ▁House , ▁near ▁L urg ash all , ▁Sus sex , ▁the ▁former ▁residence ▁of ▁Lord