Why the 1929 general election became known as the 'Flapper Election'
The 1929 general election became known as the Flapper Election because, for the first time, young women in Britain had the right to vote.
Read moreThe 1929 general election became known as the Flapper Election because, for the first time, young women in Britain had the right to vote.
Read moreWomen's football teams enjoyed great success in the first decades of the twentieth century. But in 1921, the Football Association introduced a ban that stayed in place for 50 years...
Read moreCryptic ads for abortion pills, claiming to quickly 'correct all irregularities' and 'remove all obstructions' were commonplace in newspapers during the early part of the twentieth century...
Read moreIn my novel, Death at Crookham Hall, the fictional Mrs Sybil Siddons becomes the third woman to take a seat in the House of Commons when she wins a by-election in 1920. But who were the first women to enter Parliament...
Read moreDespite significant reforms in 1918 and 1919, the fight for equal representation was far from over, and this was certainly true when it came to women serving as jurors...
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