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To mark the end of the year, here are some of my Twitter highlights of 2018.
I took a real interest in international trade, the effects of Brexit and why the Sun was wrong:
We celebrated #Vote100 , 100 years since women won the right to vote. We shouldn’t have had to fight for it, nor for any of the other advances in equality that have been made. But we do and we will keep fighting.
100 years ago today a general election was held that represented a shift in British politics - women could be elected as MPs for the first time. It was also the first general election where some women and all men over 21 could vote. Equal voting rights wouldn't be won until 1928 
How many female MPs stood for election in December 1918?
Earlier this morning we asked you how many female MPs stood for election in 1918? The answer is 17.
Only one of the 707 Members elected in 1918 was a woman, compared to 208 out of 650 MPs in 2017. Her name was Constance Markievicz. #Vote100
Only one of the 707 Members elected in 1918 was a woman, compared to 208 out of 650 MPs in 2017. Her name was Constance Markievicz. #Vote100
On this day 100 years ago in 1918, the Parliament (Qualification of Women) Act was passed which allowed women to become MPs for the first time. Allowing them to sit and vote in the @HouseofCommons #Vote100
Women were no longer to be disqualified by sex or marriage from sitting as members in the @HouseofCommons. It was a very short Act, only one page long #Vote100
© Parliamentary Archives
© Parliamentary Archives
We're celebrating 100 years of women MPs, encouraging more women to stand for election. Find out how you can become an MP: parliament.uk/get-involved/e… #Vote100
#OTD in 1908 the most famous protest in the Ladies' Gallery took place, where women chained themselves to the grille shouting, 'We have been behind this insulting grille too long!' whilst thrusting a banner, pictured below, through the grille down into the chamber. #Vote100
In the early 19th century, women had no access to the @HouseofCommons , meaning they could not watch or listen to parliamentary debates. Before 1834, well-connected women watched proceedings through a ventilation shaft in the ceiling.
© Parliamentary Art Collection #Vote100
© Parliamentary Art Collection #Vote100
In 1834 Parliament was destroyed by fire, and as part of the rebuild by Charles Barry, a dedicated gallery for women was created, it was nicknamed 'The Cage' due to the grilles over the windows. This is where the famous protest took place. #Vote100
© Parliamentary Archives
© Parliamentary Archives
Member of Youth Parliament joins Prime Minister to mark anniversary of the vote. bit.ly/2scr0DE #vote100 
Tomorrow, Jordhi Nullatamby, Member of the Youth Parliament for Thurrock will join the Prime Minister at @UKParliament to launch the #Vote100 campaign. @Number10gov
This evening, Jordhi Nullatamby, Member of Youth Parliament for Thurrock will compère @UKParliament’s #vote100 event.
We’ll be live tweeting throughout.
We’ll be live tweeting throughout.
