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Mrs C M Shaw, Ayr & Butem Kilmarnock. July 1945. © Parliamentary Archives, PHO/9/1/68/3 

Freda Corbet and Clarice Shaw

February 15, 2021December 22, 2020 ukvote100

The next in our series on women MPs by the House of Commons Hansard Writing Team. Freda Corbet and Clarice Shaw shared a background in teaching, and both served as magistrates.  They played a greater role in their local areas and in … Continue reading Freda Corbet and Clarice Shaw

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Miss A Bacon, Leeds, North East. July 1945. © Parliamentary Archives, PHO/9/1/4/3

Alice Bacon and Grace Colman

January 25, 2021December 22, 2020 ukvote100

The next in our series on women MPs by the House of Commons Hansard Writing Team. Alice Bacon (1909-1993) and Grace Colman (1892-1971) were both elected as Labour MPs in 1945, having been active in the party for many years. Both were … Continue reading Alice Bacon and Grace Colman

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Mrs B A Castle, Blackburn. July 1945. © Parliamentary Archives, PHO/9/1/13/1

Barbara Castle

January 4, 2021December 22, 2020 ukvote100

The next in our series on women MPs by the House of Commons Hansard Writing Team. Barbara Castle (1910-2002), Labour’s Red Queen, is remembered for her staunch commitment to gender equality, her achievements in three large Departments of State­—Transport; Employment and Productivity; … Continue reading Barbara Castle

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Agnes Hardie and Jennie Adamson

December 21, 2020December 17, 2020 ukvote100

The next in our series on women MPs by the House of Commons Hansard Writing Team. Agnes Hardie and Jennie Adamson were Scottish working-class women who fought poverty, campaigned for women and advocated peace. They became Labour MPs in middle age, with … Continue reading Agnes Hardie and Jennie Adamson

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Marjorie Graves and Joan Davidson

December 7, 2020November 13, 2020 ukvote100

The next in our series on women MPs by the House of Commons Hansard Writing Team. Frances Marjorie Graves’s paternal grandfather Samuel Robert Graves was a Conservative MP for Liverpool while Joan Davidson’s paternal grandfather Sebastian Dickinson was a Liberal MP for … Continue reading Marjorie Graves and Joan Davidson

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Irene Ward and Edith Summerskill

November 23, 2020November 13, 2020 ukvote100

The next in our series on women MPs by the House of Commons Hansard Writing Team. Dame Irene Ward (1895-1980) and Dr Edith Summerskill (1901-1980) were two of their parties’ longest-serving MPs. Both fought for equal pay and equality for women in … Continue reading Irene Ward and Edith Summerskill

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Mary Pickford and Norah Runge

November 9, 2020November 13, 2020 ukvote100

The next in our series on women MPs by the House of Commons Hansard Writing Team. Mary Pickford (1884-1934) and Norah Runge (1884-1978) were two of the 15 women MPs elected in 1931, and both served for just one Parliament. Both were active … Continue reading Mary Pickford and Norah Runge

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Mavis Tate and Thelma Cazalet-Kier

October 26, 2020September 24, 2020 ukvote100

The next in our series on women MPs by the House of Commons Hansard Writing Team. Conservative MPs Mavis Tate (1893-1947) and Thelma Cazalet-Kier (1899-1989) played a key role in shifting the issue of equal pay up the political agenda. They both … Continue reading Mavis Tate and Thelma Cazalet-Kier

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Ida Copeland and Sarah Ward

October 12, 2020September 24, 2020 ukvote100

The next in our series on women MPs by the House of Commons Hansard Writing Team. Ida Copeland and Sarah Ward both benefited from the swing to the Conservatives at the 1931 general election, becoming Members for what had been safe Labour … Continue reading Ida Copeland and Sarah Ward

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Beatrice Wright and Violet Bathurst, Lady Apsley

September 28, 2020September 24, 2020 ukvote100

The next in our series on women MPs by the House of Commons Hansard Writing Team. Beatrice Wright (1910—2003) and Violet Bathurst, Lady Apsley (1895—1966) were Conservative MPs elected in by-elections during the second world war after their husbands’ death. Wright was … Continue reading Beatrice Wright and Violet Bathurst, Lady Apsley

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