The honourable ladies. Volume 1, Profiles of women MPs 1918-1996 / edited by Iain Dale, Jacqui Smith.
Contributor(s): Dale, Iain [editor.]
| Smith, Jacqui [editor.].Publisher: London : Biteback Publishing, 2018Description: xxiv, 641 pages.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781785902444 .Subject(s): Women legislators -- Great BritainAdditional Physical Form: Electronic version: 9781785904493DDC classification: 328.41092 Also available online.
Summary: "When Constance Markievicz stood for election as MP for Dublin St Patrick’s in 1918, few people believed she could win the seat – yet she did. A breakthrough in the bitter struggle for female enfranchisement had come earlier that year, followed by a second landmark piece of legislation allowing women to be elected to Parliament – and Markievicz duly became the first female MP. A member of Sinn Féin, she refused to take her seat. She did, however, pave the way for future generations, and only eleven months later, Nancy Astor entered the Commons. A century on from that historic event, 491 women have now passed through the hallowed doors of Parliament.
Each one of these pioneers has fought tenaciously to introduce enduring reform, and in doing so has helped revolutionise Britain’s political landscape, ensuring that women’s contributions are not consigned to the history books.
Containing profiles of every woman MP from 1918 to 1996, and with female contributors from Mary Beard to Caroline Lucas, Ruth Davidson to Yvette Cooper and Margaret Beckett to Ann Widdecombe, The Honourable Ladies is an indispensable and illuminating testament to the stories and achievements of these remarkable women." -- Biteback site. https://www.bitebackpublishing.com/books/the-honourable-ladies-volume-i
| Item type | Current library | Collection | Class number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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| Reference material | House of Lords Library - Palace Millbank Reading Room | Reference Dewey | 328.41092 HON (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Not for loan | 019789 | ||
| Reference material | House of Lords Library - Palace Dewey | 328.41092 HON (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Not for loan | 016556 |
"When Constance Markievicz stood for election as MP for Dublin St Patrick’s in 1918, few people believed she could win the seat – yet she did. A breakthrough in the bitter struggle for female enfranchisement had come earlier that year, followed by a second landmark piece of legislation allowing women to be elected to Parliament – and Markievicz duly became the first female MP. A member of Sinn Féin, she refused to take her seat. She did, however, pave the way for future generations, and only eleven months later, Nancy Astor entered the Commons. A century on from that historic event, 491 women have now passed through the hallowed doors of Parliament.
Each one of these pioneers has fought tenaciously to introduce enduring reform, and in doing so has helped revolutionise Britain’s political landscape, ensuring that women’s contributions are not consigned to the history books.
Containing profiles of every woman MP from 1918 to 1996, and with female contributors from Mary Beard to Caroline Lucas, Ruth Davidson to Yvette Cooper and Margaret Beckett to Ann Widdecombe, The Honourable Ladies is an indispensable and illuminating testament to the stories and achievements of these remarkable women." -- Biteback site.
https://www.bitebackpublishing.com/books/the-honourable-ladies-volume-i
Also available online.