The next in our series on women MPs by the House of Commons Hansard Writing Team. Many of the first female MPs worked together cross-party, as many still do, but Katharine Stewart-Murray (1874-1960) and Eleanor Rathbone (1872-1946) are a particularly intriguing partnership. … Continue reading Katharine Stewart-Murray and Eleanor Rathbone
The next in our series on women MPs by the House of Commons Hansard Writing Team. Margaret Wintringham (1879-1955), Mabel Philipson (1887-1951) and Gwendolen Guinness (1881-1956) became MPs when they won by-elections in seats previously held by their husbands, following Nancy Astor who had also been elected to her husband’s seat. While not frequent speakers, they made a significant contribution to Parliament’s work by co-ordinating cross-party initiatives, supporting and opposing legislation, and breaking new ground as the first women to take up particular roles. Wintringham was the first British-born woman to take a seat in Parliament and the first female … Continue reading Margaret Wintringham, Mabel Philipson and Gwendolen Guinness
This next post in our series on women MPs by the House of Commons Hansard Writing Team gives an overview of the early women MPs. Follow the blog for future posts on the individual women! This was a decade of … Continue reading The First Women MPs, 1918-1931
We recently published a blog post on Constance Markievicz and Nancy Astor, which was the first in a series on the early women MPs – much more to come! This post by the House of Commons Hansard writing team introduces … Continue reading Women MPs, 1918-1997
To mark the anniversary of Nancy Astor MP’s maiden speech here is our blog on the first two women to be elected to the House of … Continue reading Constance Markievicz and Nancy Astor
A guest post from UK Vote 100 volunteer Oonagh Gay to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the election of Nancy Astor. This November we are celebrating the one hundredth anniversary of the election of Nancy Astor as the first woman … Continue reading Bessie Le Cras – counting agent for Nancy Astor
We are delighted to present this guest blog on Selina Cooper, a working class suffragist from Lancashire, who became an influential speaker and organiser for the National Union of Women’s Suffrage Societies in the years before the First World War. … Continue reading Selina Cooper: The Story of a Working Class Suffragist
The centenary of the 1918 general election in December 2018 was marked by some new research into the seventeen women candidates. Our very own Vote 100 volunteer Robin Fell looked into some of the contemporary press coverage for this guest … Continue reading Making a stand: Women candidates at the 1918 General Election
Our first post of 2019 is a guest post by Oonagh Gay, UK Vote 100 volunteer Inspirational women of Wales A couple of years ago a task force called Monumental Welsh Women came together, and in May 2018 assisted the Welsh Women’s Equality Network to draw up a list of 100 historical Welsh women who epitomised and illustrated the achievements, talents and successes of Welsh women over the years. They announced a campaign to establish a new statue of an inspirational Welsh woman, sponsored by the Welsh Government. The campaign highlighted the lack of available images in Wales of women … Continue reading Women and Wales: Achieving Political Power
Guest post by Helen Langley One of the many highlights of the ‘Voice and Vote’ exhibition was the recreation of the Ladies Gallery (also known as “The Cage”) and the view down into the House of Commons chamber. After the … Continue reading Honor Balfour, Westminster and a Woman’s voice
UK Vote 100: Looking forward to the centenary of Equal Franchise in 2028 in the UK Parliament 