Matthew, Henry Colin Gray et al., editors. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. http://www.oxforddnb.com/.
House of Commons
Connections
| Connections | Author name Sort ascending | Excerpt |
|---|---|---|
| politics | Stella Benson | After the First World War broke out in August 1914, SB
sided with Flora Annie Steel
in a Women Writers' Suffrage League
dispute over supporting the war. Benson and Steel believed in supporting the war... |
| Reception | Helen Bannerman | HB
's high standing with parents and generations of children in Britain, Europe, the USA, and the British Commonwealth began to be shaken by allegations of racism while she was still alive, though she found... |
| Family and Intimate relationships | Clara Balfour | Clara Lucas
, who was not yet sixteen, married James Balfour
, who worked in the Ways and Means Office in the House of Commons
. Kirk, John Foster, and S. Austin Allibone, editors. A Supplement to Allibone’s Critical Dictionary of English Literature and British and American Authors. J. B. Lippincott. |
Timeline
28 January 1973: William Hamilton's Private Member's Bill...
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28 January 1973
William Hamilton
's Private Member's Bill to outlaw sex discrimination by employers failed to pass the House of Commons
: Ronald Bell
single-handedly delayed voting until the teabreak intervened.
November 1973: Miners in Britain began an overtime ban in...
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November 1973
Miners in Britain began an overtime ban in protest against their pay offer from the government. Prime Minister Edward Heath
declared a state of emergency.
1980: Lesley Abdela founded the 300 Group, an organization...
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1980
Lesley Abdela
founded the 300 Group
, an organization devoted to equalizing representation of women in the House of Commons
.
11 June 1987: Diane Abbot became the first black woman...
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11 June 1987
Diane Abbot
became the first black woman elected to the House of Commons
.
24 May 1988: The Local Government Act came into force...
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24 May 1988
The Local Government Act came into force in Britain, containing the highly controversial section 28, forbidding local authorities from promoting homosexuality.
27 April 1992: Betty Boothroyd became the first woman to...
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27 April 1992
Betty Boothroyd
became the first woman to be elected Speaker of the House of Commons
; media reports made much of the fact that she had once worked in the Tiller Girls
dancing troupe.
11 November 1992: The General Synod of the Church of England...
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11 November 1992
The General Synod of the Church of England
voted to allow women priests; this was the culmination of a long campaign for the ordination of women.
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