Originally posted on ARALearning:
By Mari Takayanagi, Senior Archivist, UK Parliamentary Archives The Parliamentary Archives holds the historic records of the UK House of Commons and House of Lords, from 1497 to present day – some 13km of paper and parchment, plus more than 20TB of digital. The physical records are held in the Victoria…
On 23 June 1801, a woman called Jane Campbell divorced her husband Edward Addison by Act of Parliament, and became the first woman to obtain a Parliamentary divorce. Dr Mari Takayanagi, Senior Archivist at the Parliamentary Archives and joint Project Manager for Vote 100, discusses how this came about, the significance of the case, and … More Jane Campbell: Parliamentary divorce pioneer — The History of Parliament
Source: The Eligibility of Constance Markievicz
Originally posted on UK Vote 100: Looking forward to the centenary of Equal Franchise in 2028 in the UK Parliament:
Happy International Women’s Day! We thought we’d kick off this blog properly today by letting you know about our exhibition, ‘Women in Parliament: Works from the Parliamentary Art Collection’. It includes more than 80 works of art…
I was in Aldeburgh, Suffolk, over the Easter weekend and visited the parish church. To my surprise, I discovered that there was a women’s history interest. Elizabeth Garrett Anderson (1836-1917), most famous for being the first woman doctor to qualify in Britain, was Mayor of Aldeburgh between 1908 and 1910. Elizabeth Garrett Anderson information panel … More Elizabeth Garrett Anderson, Mayor of Aldeburgh
The Speaker’s Advisory Committee on Works of Art at the House of Commons is hosting a public lecture to mark a newly acquired portrait of Margot Asquith by Philip de Laszlo. The lecture is on ‘Margot Asquith and the role of the political hostess’ by Krista Cowman, Professor of History, University of Lincoln. I’m very … More Upcoming lecture for International Women’s Day
Hello and welcome. I hope to use this blog to share tidbits of my history PhD research on Parliament and women, c.1900-1945, and other related thoughts and information.
Parliament and Women in the early 20th century 