We recently published a blog post on Constance Markievicz and Nancy Astor, which was the first in a series on … More
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Constance Markievicz and Nancy Astor
To mark the anniversary of Nancy Astor MP’s maiden speech here is our blog on the first two women to … More
Bessie Le Cras – counting agent for Nancy Astor
A guest post from UK Vote 100 volunteer Oonagh Gay to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the election of Nancy … More
Selina Cooper: The Story of a Working Class Suffragist
We are delighted to present this guest blog on Selina Cooper, a working class suffragist from Lancashire, who became an … More
Making a stand: Women candidates at the 1918 General Election
The centenary of the 1918 general election in December 2018 was marked by some new research into the seventeen women … More
Women and Wales: Achieving Political Power
Our first post of 2019 is a guest post by Oonagh Gay, UK Vote 100 volunteer Inspirational women of Wales … More
Honor Balfour, Westminster and a Woman’s voice
Guest post by Helen Langley One of the many highlights of the ‘Voice and Vote’ exhibition was the recreation of … More
Ancient Suffragettes?
Guest post by Professor Barbara Goff What can students of ancient Greece and Rome do to mark the centenary of … More
“I am here today under the auspices of the Women’s Freedom League”
A Vote100 blog by Bernadette Cahill I traveled specially to Britain in February 2018 to help commemorate the hundred years … More
Norah Runge: Rotherhithe, national politics and family crises, 1933 -1935
By Oonagh Gay and Isobel White. Follows Norah Runge MP: An exceptional woman and Norah Runge: Becoming an MP, 1931-1932 Throughout a … More
