Tag Archives: Women history

So that was International Women’s Day…

Posted on March 9, 2017 by readinghistory

by Dr Jacqui Turner So yesterday was International Women’s Day and women were everywhere – literally we were all over the place, in the media, online, on TV and crowded around both front benches in the House of Commons as, … Continue reading →

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“I will miss the House; the House won’t miss me.”* The resignation of Nancy Astor MP (1919-1945)

Posted on July 5, 2015 by readinghistory

By Shira Kilgallon, Lauren Rhydderch and Jacqui Turner     In July 1945 Nancy Astor left parliament under a cloud of personal and professional regret. Her exit was fraught, blighted the remainder of her life and her relationship with her … Continue reading →

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