.
Secretary, Mr. Mullineux, worked valiantly for the bill but it got no
further, although eight of the Cabinet ministers were in favor of it
and the Government Party had endorsed it. It is the almost
insurmountable objection to the colored vote which is the chief factor
in preventing women's enfranchisement.

The Parliament of Rhodesia gave full State suffrage to women in April,
1919, and that of the British East African Protectorate in July, 1919.
In both this carried eligibility to office and a woman was elected to
the Parliament of Rhodesia in 1920. In several of the States women
have the Municipal franchise and have been elected to the city
council.

INDIA.

There has been remarkable progress in the enfranchisement of women in
India, although it has been for the most part since 1920, with which
this volume of the History closes. The Women's Indian Association
ranks with other women's organizations in the British Dominions and
has branches throughout the country. There are many political reform
organizations and almost without exception they are willing to include
women in any rights obtained. Increased opportunities for their
education have been opened and there are hundreds of women university
graduates. In several cities the limited municipal vote that men have
is shared by women and they are eligible to the council. In 1917
Great Britain announced that self-government would be given to the
people of India and the Women's Indian Association and other agencies
began a strenuous campaign to have women included. In 1918 the Women's
Indian Association had suffrage resolutions introduced in many
provincial conferences and national congresses of men and they were
usually passed by large majorities. The British Parliament sent a
committee to India to collect evidence as to the amount of franchise
that should be included in the proposed Government Bill and
distinguished men and women appeared before it in behalf of women,
among them Mrs. Annie Besant, president of the National Home Rule
League of India, which was strongly in favor of woman suffrage.
Contrary to all the evidence the committee reported against it. Mass
meetings of women in India were held in protest. In 1919 eminent women
and men were sent to London to present the case to Parliament. They
were cordially greeted by the British suffragists and given every
possible assistance. A petition was sent to the Government of India
Committee by the Women Citizen