Inspiration for Death at Crookham Hall struck in the summer of 2018 on a guided tour of the Houses of Parliament...

In 1918, women under the age of 30 could stand for Parliament despite not yet having the right to vote in an election...

On 28 October 1908, Muriel Matters and Helen Fox chained themselves to the grille of the Ladies' Gallery of the House of Commons. This protest inspired events in my novel Death at Crookham Hall. But why did the suffragettes hate the Gallery?

100 years ago, on 22 September 1921, Margaret Wintringham became the third woman to be elected as a Member of Parliament. She was the first female British-born MP and the first-ever female Liberal MP.

The extraordinary life of the Indian Princess who fought for equality. The goddaughter of Queen Victoria, Princess Sophia Duleep Singh marched alongside Emmeline Pankhurst, demanding the vote for women...