The Soldiers in Petticoats

A few years prior to the Revolution, a “Great Reform Act” was passed by the old government which specified that only male persons may hold the right to vote, actively undermining the rights held by landowning noblewomen. Led by these disgruntled upper-class ladies, women both poor and rich took to the streets during the Revolution, marching together under the newly formed Regiment of Revolutionary our Women. Their marching chant “votes for women, step in time!” was sung in triumphant chorus throughout the streets of our capital as the old government was utterly smashed by our forces. Even the most conservative amidst the Revolutionary Council cannot deny the vital role these ladies played in securing our rule of the Isles and the impact their liberal spirit has had on our national identity.\n\nThough we made no explicit promise to extend suffrage to women, their instrumental role in breaking us free from the shackles of yesterday compels a sizeable number of gentlemen in the Revolutionary Council to grant these brave ladies their demands and to even allow women to hold political offices on equal grounds with men.