oral ▁reform ▁( 1 9 1 7 ) ▁represented ▁all ▁the ▁parties ▁in ▁both ▁houses , ▁and ▁came ▁to ▁the ▁conclusion ▁that ▁women ' s ▁suff rage ▁was ▁essential . ▁Regarding ▁fear s ▁that ▁women ▁would ▁suddenly ▁move ▁from ▁zero ▁to ▁a ▁majority ▁of ▁the ▁elect or ate ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁heavy ▁loss ▁of ▁men ▁during ▁the ▁war , ▁the ▁Conference ▁recommended ▁that ▁the ▁age ▁restriction ▁be ▁ 2 1 ▁for ▁men , ▁and ▁ 3 0 ▁for ▁women . ▁ ▁On ▁ 6 ▁February ▁ 1 9 1 8 , ▁the ▁Represent ation ▁of ▁the ▁People ▁Act ▁ 1 9 1 8 ▁was ▁passed , ▁enf ranch ising ▁women ▁over ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 3 0 ▁who ▁met ▁minimum ▁property ▁qual ifications . ▁About ▁ 8 . 4   mill ion ▁women ▁gained ▁the ▁vote ▁in ▁Great ▁Britain ▁and ▁Ireland . ▁In ▁November   1 9 1 8 , ▁the ▁Parliament ▁( Qual ification ▁of ▁Women ) ▁Act ▁ 1 9 1 8 ▁was ▁passed , ▁allowing ▁women ▁to ▁be ▁elected ▁into ▁Parliament . ▁The ▁Represent ation ▁of ▁the ▁People ▁( Equal ▁Fran ch ise ) ▁Act ▁ 1 9 2 8 ▁extended ▁the ▁franch ise ▁in ▁Great ▁Britain ▁and ▁Northern ▁Ireland ▁to ▁all ▁women ▁over ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 2 1 , ▁grant ing ▁women ▁the ▁vote ▁on ▁the ▁same ▁terms ▁as ▁men . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁Time ▁magazine , ▁in ▁naming ▁Em m eline ▁P ank h urst ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 0