Guest post by Robin Fell In February 1918, The Pall Mall Gazette prominently displayed an item under the headline, LADIES AND…
Wigan man stands for women!
We are very pleased to be able to publish this piece of ‘lost’ history which brings to light the Wigan…
Exclusive! Extracts from ‘Rise Up, Women!’ by Diane Atkinson
Here at Vote 100 we’re really looking forward to all the great new books on women’s suffrage which are coming…
‘Maiden Speeches’ – Finding Your Voice
Guest post by Eleanor Rhode Leading workshops is always fun, but we were particularly excited to be invited to take…
Getting selected – a landmark for women’s rights
Guest post by Krista Cowman As part of our AHRC project ‘What Difference did the War Make’, we’re holding an…
Women Demand Equal Pay!
Guest post by the Hansard Writing Team On 9 March 1954, four MPs put aside party political differences to present…
1957 – A glass ceiling shattered!
Women MPs and House of Commons Select Committees Following the appointment of Harriet Harman as chair of the Joint Committee…
50 years of SNP women in Parliament
Winifred Margaret ‘Winnie’ Ewing MP and the Ewing political dynasty Elected for the Scottish National Party in Hamilton in a…
A statue of suffragette Alice Hawkins – we’re almost there!
We are very pleased to have another blog from Peter Barratt, great grandson of suffragette Alice Hawkins. Peter has been…
Suffragettes in Trousers
Guest post by Claire Eustance Earlier in 2017, I was delighted to accept an invitation from the Houses of Parliament…
