I was privileged recently to see an advance viewing of the upcoming film ‘Suffragette’, starring Carey Mulligan as Maud Watts. I would warmly recommend it and you can read my review of ‘Suffragette’ exclusively on the Vote 100 blog. Some of the scenes were filmed on location in Parliament. The House of Commons gave special … More ‘Suffragette’ film: women and Parliamentary committees
Last Friday I was on BBC Radio 4’s ‘Today in Parliament’ programme, interviewed by Mark D’Arcy about early women staff in Parliament. You can catch it on iPlayer for a few days still – my bit starts around 17:00. I talk for about 5 minutes about how women came to be employed in new roles … More The Home Front in Parliament: early women staff
Last night I was privileged to hear a talk in Parliament about Lady Rhondda given by Professor Angela V John, at an event to mark the acquisition of a portrait of Lady Rhondda by the House of Lords. The portrait has been newly conserved and framed, and looks fantastic. The portrait was acquired by the … More Lady Rhondda takes her place in the House of Lords
I previously posted about F E Smith’s attitude to women and mentioned his opposition to women sitting in the House of Lords. In the early 1920s, as Lord Birkenhead, he was Lord Chancellor when a woman called Lady Rhondda tried to take a seat in the House of Lords. A remarkable woman for many reasons, … More F E Smith and women in the Lords: Lady Rhondda
Parliament and Women in the early 20th century 