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politics Margaret Haig, Viscountess Rhondda
The Committee of Privileges ruled that on the basis of the Sex Disqualification (Removal) Act of 1919, Viscountess Rhondda should be allowed to sit as a peeress in the House of Lords .
Chisholm, Hugh, editor. Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica Company.
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Eoff, Shirley. Viscountess Rhondda: Equalitarian Feminist. Ohio State University Press.
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Beddoe, Deirdre. Back to Home and Duty: Women Between the Wars, 1918-1939. Pandora.
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politics Margaret Haig, Viscountess Rhondda
The parliamentary Committee of Privileges , under the directorship of Lord Birkenhead , reversed its earlier decision and refused Viscountess Rhondda the right to sit as a peeress in the House of Lords .
Eoff, Shirley. Viscountess Rhondda: Equalitarian Feminist. Ohio State University Press.
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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.
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Millicent Garrett Fawcett called this decision simply scandalous.
Eoff, Shirley. Viscountess Rhondda: Equalitarian Feminist. Ohio State University Press.
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Nancy, Lady Astor , chair of the Consultative Committee of Women's Organizations
Textual Features Catharine Macaulay
In the copyright row provoked by unauthorised reprints by the Edinburgh publisher Alexander Donaldson , CM began by asking what practices would benefit literature, and concluded that publishers needed to be able to count on...
Textual Production Rose Macaulay
RM wrote in The Spectator criticising the House of Lords verdict which acquitted Lord de Clifford of manslaughter after he had killed someone in a road accident.
The father of this Lord de Clifford had...
Other Life Event Maria Theresa Longworth
The House of Lords , the highest court of appeal, found in favour of William Charles Yelverton in declaring that his marriage to MTL was not legally valid.
Cokayne, George Edward. The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, extant, extinct, or dormant. Editor Gibbs, Vicary, St Catherine Press.
Erickson, Arvel B., and John R. McCarthy. “The Yelverton Case: Civil Legislation and Marriage”. Victorian Studies, Vol.
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Other Life Event Maria Theresa Longworth
In 1863 Yelverton took his case to the highest possible authority, with an appeal to the House of Lords against the Dublin verdict.
Textual Features Lucy Knox
The volume contains thirty-three poems. Lament of the loyal Irish in 1869, England and Pauperism, and England and Secular Education speak to social and political concerns, while other poems explore the disappointments of...
Textual Production Elinor James
As Elianor James, EJ published To the Lords Spiritual and Temporal (not her only broadsheet with this title) urging the House of Lords to pass an anti-Dissenter bill which forbade Occasional Conformity.
Both EJ
Textual Production Elinor James
In Mrs. James's Thanks to the Lords and Commons for their great Sincerity to King George, EJ again marked an anniversary in national political life and in her career as its interpreter.
British Library Catalogue. http://explore.bl.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/search.do?dscnt=0&tab=local_tab&dstmp=1489778087340&vid=BLVU1&mode=Basic&fromLo.
McDowell, Paula. The Women of Grub Street: Press, Politics, and Gender in the London Literary Marketplace, 1678-1730. Clarendon.
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politics Frances Jacson
FJ was a Whig in politics and late in her life a reformist. She followed the slow gestation of the Reform Bill with close interest. When the House of Lords rejected the Bill in September...
Wealth and Poverty Elizabeth Sarah Gooch
ESG says that she brought a case for divorce against her husband (which, had she won it, would have marked an important precedent), but that it was turned down by the House of Lords ...
Leisure and Society George Gordon, sixth Baron Byron
As a young man Byron lived a desultory and over-expensive life, though he was already deeply serious about his poetry. He took his seat in the House of Lords in March 1809, the same month...
politics Monica Furlong
MF founded the Group for Rescinding the Act of Synod or GRAS at an evening meeting held in the Moses Room of the House of Lords , Westminster, and hosted by novelist Ruth Rendell

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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

Physician Edith Summerskill was elected to Parliament as an MP for the Labour Party .

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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