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A Long and Illustrious History

In the 1960s, Parliament passed new laws giving women the right to what?

AEqual pay ✓
BVote
COwn property
DStand for Parliament

Answer & explanation

The correct answer is Equal pay.

In the 1960s, Parliament passed laws giving women the right to equal pay and made it illegal to discriminate against women because of their gender.

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