Eoff, Shirley. Viscountess Rhondda: Equalitarian Feminist. Ohio State University Press.
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Connections
| Connections | Author name Sort descending | Excerpt |
|---|---|---|
| politics | Margaret Haig, Viscountess Rhondda | After receiving her title, MHVR
was still barred from attending proceedings of the House of Lords
. When the Sex Disqualification (Removal) Act was passed in 1919, there was still no progress to admit into... |
| politics | Margaret Haig, Viscountess Rhondda | This prompted Lady Rhondda to call the Sex Disqualification (Removal) Act a leaky saucepan. Eoff, Shirley. Viscountess Rhondda: Equalitarian Feminist. Ohio State University Press. 87 |
| Family and Intimate relationships | Florence Marryat | FM
's niece Irene Marryat Parlby
(daughter of her brother Edward) married an Oxford-educated rancher in Alberta, Canada, and became one of the Famous Five women who precipitated the Persons Case decision of the House of Lords |
| Textual Production | Catherine Marsh | Having published a religio-political pamphlet about the Indian Mutiny in 1857, CM
again became involved politically when the House of Commons
was debating the question of Home Rule for Ireland in 1886. When on 8... |
| Occupation | Mary, Countess Cowper | She loved her job, or her career. When in 1716 her husband was considering retiring from court and living in the country, she generously offered if he wished to quit too, and what was more... |
| politics | Caroline Norton | Thomas Noon Talfourd
gave notice early in 1837 of a House of Commons
motion on this subject, and the Bill was printed. But immediately after this CN
's husband relented and allowed her to see... |
| Textual Production | Alicia Tyndal Palmer | Her title-page quotes a wish voiced on 1 December 1814 in the House of Lords
that it were possible to summon Sobieski to attend the Congress of Vienna which was even then deciding the political... |
| Family and Intimate relationships | Emmeline Pethick-Lawrence | Over the course of his lifetime, Frederick Pethick-Lawrence
served in the House of Commons
for eighteen years and in the House of Lords
for sixteen. He became the Secretary of State for India and for... |
| Reception | Mary Prince | The Rev. James Curtin
, the missionary who had baptised MP
, testified to a House of Lords
committee that cruelty to slaves was almost unknown in Antigua. Ferguson, Moira. Subject to Others: British Women Writers and Colonial Slavery, 1670-1834. Routledge. 378n31 |
| Family and Intimate relationships | Lady Hester Pulter | Hester's father, James Ley
, was a lawyer (in time a judge) who sat for many years as Member of Parliament for Westbury (under Queen Elizabeth, James I and Charles I). At the time of... |
| Reception | Ruth Rendell | The year after being made a CBE, RR
was invited to sit in the House of Lords
as a Life Peer; she took the title Baroness Rendell of Babergh
. The Babergh District was created... |
| politics | Ruth Rendell | As a member of the House of Lords
, RR
took the work (speaking as well as attending) seriously. She said: At first I felt absolutely trapped and imprisoned. . . . But gradually you... |
| Employer | Ruth Rendell | The afternoon hours of the House of Lords
posed no conflict with RR
's morning schedule for writing, and she said that she found working on legislation was a continuing education in social issues which... |
| Theme or Topic Treated in Text | Ruth Rendell | Its protagonist, Martin, Lord Nanther, is a professional biographer working on an ancestor, Henry, first Lord Nanther, who was one of Queen Victoria
's doctors and an expert on haemophilia. This eminent Victorian kept a... |
| Textual Production | Ruth Rendell | RR
made her maiden speech in the House of Lords
on the topic of literacy. She later spoke on gay rights and on homelessness. Brooks, Libby. “Ruth Rendell: Dark lady of whodunnits”. The Guardian, pp. 16-19. 18 |
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26 July 1869: The Irish Church Act brought forward by Prime...
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26 July 1869
The Irish Church Act brought forward by Prime Minister Gladstone
disestablished the Church of Ireland
and substantially reduced its property, although it met with strong opposition from the House of Lords
.
April 1870: Supporters of Sophia Jex-Blake's campaign...
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April 1870
Supporters of Sophia Jex-Blake
's campaign for female medical education wrote to The Times and The Englishwoman's Review asking women to petition Parliament in support of female doctors.
1888: The Ladies' Gallery at the House of Commons...
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1888
The Ladies' Gallery at the House of Commons
was closed on account of suffragists repeatedly shouting from it in order to disrupt parliamentary proceedings.
1908: Jessie Crystal Macmillan became the first...
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1908
Jessie Crystal Macmillan
became the first woman (other than monarchs) to address the House of Lords
.
November 1909: The controversial People's Budget of David...
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November 1909
The controversial People's Budget of David Lloyd George
passed successfully through the House of Commons
; three weeks later, however, it was vetoed by the Lords
.
10 August 1911: The Parliament Act passed the House of Lords,...
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10 August 1911
The Parliament Act passed the House of Lords
, bringing about some curtailment in that body's powers.
11 April 1912: Asquith brought forward the Liberal party's...
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11 April 1912
Asquith
brought forward the Liberal party
's third Home Rule Bill for Ireland (since 1886) in return for election support from John Redmond
of the Irish Party
.
“Living Heritage. Parliament and Ireland. Third Home Rule Bill”. www. parliament.uk.
5 May 1914: The House of Lords voted down a suffrage...
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5 May 1914
The House of Lords
voted down a suffrage bill which would give votes to women who were on the municipal register.
23 December 1919: The Sex Disqualification (Removal) Act received...
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23 December 1919
The Sex Disqualification (Removal) Act received royal assent. It removed restrictions based on sex or marriage which prevented women from entering professions, universities, and civic posts.
1921: The House of Lords rejected an amendment...
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1921
The House of Lords
rejected an amendment to the Criminal Law Bill which would have made lesbianism, for the first time, a criminal offence in Britain, as male homosexuality was.
26 May 1926: The BBC for the first time broadcast speeches...
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26 May 1926
The BBC
for the first time broadcast speeches from the House of Lords
.
21 January 1930: King George V's speech from the House of...
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21 January 1930
King George V
's speech from the House of Lords
opening the London Naval Conference was broadcast by the BBC
to several countries around the world.
12 April 1938: Physician Edith Summerskill was elected to...
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12 April 1938
Autumn 1953: The actor John Gielgud was convicted of persistently...
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Autumn 1953
The actor John Gielgud
was convicted of persistently importuning male persons for an immoral purpose, and fined.
21 October 1958: The Life Peerages Act expanded the House...
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21 October 1958
The Life Peerages Act expanded the House of Lords
to include, as well as holders of hereditary titles, public figures honoured with life peerages which would not descend to their children.
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