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Battleaxes and Benchwarmers’ Trip to Parliament

Posted on March 22, 2019 by readinghistory

By Beckie White, 3rd Year Archaeology & History student On Tuesday 12th March 2019, a group of final year History students at the University of Reading took a trip to Parliament. This trip was undertaken by students enrolled on the … Continue reading →

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‘A mixture of minds which cannot unite’: John Milton and no-fault divorce

Posted on November 16, 2018 by readinghistory

by Dr Rachel Foxley The government’s current consultation (closing on 10 December) about making ‘no fault’ divorce quicker and easier might have drawn a robust contribution from the famous seventeenth-century poet and polemicist John Milton, if he were alive today. … Continue reading →

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1st December 1919: ‘Insidious Sexism’, Nancy Astor MP #MeToo

Posted on December 1, 2017 by readinghistory

by Dr Jacqui Turner  [1] On the day that Nancy Astor took her seat in parliament, rather than blog about an anniversary, and inspired by the recent visit of outspoken feminist MP Jess Phillips to the University of Reading, I … Continue reading →

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Marriage, Motherhood and being an MP: the Long View

Posted on July 18, 2016 by readinghistory

by Dr Jacqui Turner The famous Harold Wilson misquote that a week is a long time in politics was an understatement last week, half an hour was a long time in politics. On Wednesday afternoon I had a coffee with … Continue reading →

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Nancy Astor: Art in Parliament

Posted on February 24, 2016 by readinghistory

We are very pleased to announce that Dr Jacqui Turner’s work for Parliament on the installation of the Nancy Astor bust, in association with Vote100, is completed. Nancy Astor, Viscountess Astor, was elected to Parliament on 15 November 1919. She took her … Continue reading →

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