Jacqui Smith The Honourable Ladies (Hardback)

Description: Further DetailsTitle: The Honourable LadiesCondition: NewSubtitle: Profiles of Women MPS 1918-1996EAN: 9781785902444ISBN: 9781785902444Publisher: Biteback PublishingFormat: HardbackRelease Date: 09/04/2018Description: FOREWORD BY PRIME MINISTER THERESA MAYWhen 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 Fein, 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.Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: GBItem Height: 234mmItem Length: 156mmContributor: Jacqui Smith (Edited by), Iain Dale (Edited by)Genre: BiographyTopic: Gender Sex & Relationships, Society & Culture, Law & PoliticsAuthor: Jacqui SmithRelease Year: 2018 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.

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