Mavrogordato, E. E. “Murder in the House of Commons”. Times Literary Supplement, No. 1550, 15 Oct. 1931, p. 798.
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| Textual Production | Caroline Bowles | The book preceded Caroline Norton
's A Voice from the Factories by three years. It includes a dedication to economist and social reformer Michael Thomas Sadler
, who fought to improve child labour conditions. Bowles... |
| Textual Production | Mary Agnes Hamilton | Mary Agnes Hamilton
published a thriller, Murder in the House of Commons. Solo: Search Oxford University Libraries Online. 18 July 2011, http://solo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/search.do?vid=OXVU1&fromLogin=true&reset_config=true. |
| Textual Production | Lady Eleanor Douglas | LED
published The Star to the Wise, which takes the form of a petition to the House of Commons
. Douglas, Lady Eleanor. Prophetic Writings of Lady Eleanor Davies. Editor Cope, Esther S., Oxford University Press, 1995. 101ff |
| Textual Production | Brigid Brophy | After John Profumo
resigned from the Cabinet on 4 June 1963 following his detection in a lie to the House of Commons
about his relationship with a prostitute, the BBC
commissioned BB
for a talk... |
| 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... |
| Textual Production | Eleanor Rathbone | During her parliamentary career, ER
spoke frequently in the House of Commons
on many issues: family allowances, the franchise and women's suffrage, foreign policy, and war, along with many specific pieces of legislation. All her... |
| Textual Production | Elizabeth Heyrick | EH
's boldness of thought and vigour of style made readers suspect that this pamphlet was the work of a man; it was quoted as such in the House of Commons
. Corfield, Kenneth. “Elizabeth Heyrick: Radical Quaker”. Religion in the Lives of English Women, 1760-1930, edited by Gail Malmgreen, Indiana University Press, 1986, pp. 41-67. 49 |
| Textual Production | Lucy Hutchinson | LH
composed and signed in her husband
's name a petition that the House of Commonswould not exclude me from the refuge of the King
's most gratious pardon. Hutchinson, Lucy. “Introduction”. Memoirs of the Life of Colonel Hutchinson, edited by James Sutherland, Oxford University Press, 1973, p. xi - xx. xxix Hutchinson, Lucy. Memoirs of the Life of Colonel Hutchinson. Editor Sutherland, James, Oxford University Press, 1973. 290-2 |
| 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, 1998. 308 |
| Textual Production | Caroline Frances Cornwallis | She wrote this article at the height of the parliamentary debates on the legal rights of married women. Despite being very ill, CFC
was determined to participate in this discourse and give aid to a... |
| Textual Production | Melesina Trench | It appears from the only two extant library listings of this tract or broadside (in the New York Public Library
and the University of Texas at Austin
) that the title was added in Trench's... |
| Theme or Topic Treated in Text | Mary Agnes Hamilton | Since no translator's name appears, it is possible though by no means certain that MAH
here wrote in French. She covers her subject—British democracy in its history, manifestations, and underlying nature—lucidly and succinctly. Part... |
| Theme or Topic Treated in Text | Flora Tristan | According to critic Susan Grogan
, the book defies generic classification, blending elements of the political tract, the novel, and the statistical enquiry into social conditions. Grogan, Susan. Flora Tristan: Life Stories. Routledge, 1998. 71 |
| Travel | Charlotte Brontë | CB
also had a confrontation with George Henry Lewes
. She attended the House of Commons
, the Chapel Royal
, where she saw her hero the Duke of Wellington
, and a meeting of... |
| Travel | Freya Stark | While FS
's lecture tour of the USA on behalf of the British government sparked policy debates in the House of Commons
, the American press was fascinated by the female Lawrence
of Arabia. qtd. in Geniesse, Jane Fletcher. Passionate Nomad. Random House, 1999. 312 |
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19 May 1920: The House of Commons passed a resolution...
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19 May 1920
The House of Commons
passed a resolution stating that women should have equal access to employment and receive equal pay.
Evans, Dorothy. Women and the Civil Service. Sir Isaac Pitman and Sons, 1934.
42-3
Martindale, Hilda. Women Servants of the State, 1870-1938: A History of Women in the Civil Service. G. Allen and Unwin , 1938.
91
January 1924: Women Members of Parliament stopped wearing...
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January 1924
Women Members of Parliament stopped wearing hats in the House of Commons
. Nancy Astor
's hats had garnered more attention than her politics during her first years in the House.
Harrison, Brian. “Women in a Men’s House: The Women M.P.s, 1919-1945”. The Historical Journal, Vol.
29
, No. 3, Sept. 1986, pp. 623-54. 628
July 1928: Jennie Lee, a Scottish coalminer's daughter,...
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July 1928
Jennie Lee
, a Scottish coalminer's daughter, was selected as Labour
candidate for the constituency of Lanarkshire; she was elected to the House of Commons
as its youngest member in a by-election in February...
December 1929: The Duchess of Atholl spoke in the House...
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December 1929
The Duchess of Atholl
spoke in the House of Commons
on the issue of female circumcision or genital mutilation among the Kikuyu people of Kenya.
Pugh, Martin. Women and the Women’s Movement in Britain 1914 - 1959. Macmillan Education, 1992.
198
A peeress, whose title was properly not her...
27 October 1931: Irene Ward (later Dame Irene) was elected...
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27 October 1931
Irene Ward
(later Dame Irene) was elected for the Conservatives
to the British Parliament
, where she remained for thirty-eight of the next forty-two years, making her the longest-serving woman MP.
Brakeman, Lynne, and Susan Gall, editors. Chronology of Women Worldwide: People, Places and Events that Shaped Women’s History. Gale Research, 1997.
363-4
Matthew, Henry Colin Gray et al., editors. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. http://www.oxforddnb.com/.
31 May 1933: A meeting of women's organizations (sponsored...
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31 May 1933
A meeting of women's organizations (sponsored by the National Union of Societies for Equal Citizenship
) in the House of Commons
condemned the Nazi
policy of barring women from employment in the German government.
Harrison, Brian. “Women in a Men’s House: The Women M.P.s, 1919-1945”. The Historical Journal, Vol.
29
, No. 3, Sept. 1986, pp. 623-54. 653-4
1 April 1936: Eight of the nine women Members of Parliament...
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1 April 1936
Eight of the nine women Members of Parliament in the House
supported Ellen Wilkinson
's amendment seeking to provide equal pay for women in the civil service.
Phillips, Melanie. The Divided House: Women at Westminster. Sidgwick and Jackson, 1980.
50
4 June 1940: Winston Churchill made one of his most famous...
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4 June 1940
Winston Churchill
made one of his most famous war speeches in the House of Commons
.
Churchill, Sir Winston Leonard Spencer, and Simon Schama. We shall fight on the beaches. Guardian News and Media, 2007.
10 March 1943: The House of Commons debated whether Wrens...
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10 March 1943
The House of Commons
debated whether Wrens (members of the Women's Royal Naval Service
) should continue to be restricted to jobs ashore.
Stanley, Jo. “Women’s History Month: Parliamentary debate: Should women work on warships? Army accepts women in principle, for first time”. Women’s History Network Blog, 10 Mar. 2010.
May 1947: The housewives debate was held in the House...
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May 1947
The housewives debate was held in the House of Commons
in which male Members of Parliament spoke against keeping wartime British Restaurants
open and in favour of wives cooking for men at home.
Wilson, Elizabeth. Only Halfway to Paradise: Women in Postwar Britain, 1945-1968. Tavistock, 1980.
25-6
31 May 1948: Labour member Florence Paton (1891-1976),...
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31 May 1948
Labour
member Florence Paton
(1891-1976), acting as temporary Chairman [sic] of Committees, became the first woman to preside over the House of Commons
.
Stenton, Michael, and Stephen Lees, editors. Who’s Who of British Members of Parliament. Harvester Press, 1976–1981, 4 vols.
United Kingdom Parliament. http://www.parliament.the-stationery-office.co.uk/.
16 May 1952: The House of Commons voted to approve the...
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16 May 1952
The House of Commons
voted to approve the motion that the government should announce an early and definite date for the commencement of equal pay in the public service.
Smith, Harold L. “The Politics of Conservative Reform: The Equal Pay for Equal Work Issue, 1945-1955”. The Historical Journal, Vol.
35
, No. 2, June 1992, pp. 401-15. 408
3 July 1956: Bessie Braddock, for many years Labour MP...
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3 July 1956
Bessie Braddock
, for many years Labour
MP for the inner-city seat of Liverpool Exchange, made one of her grabs for the limelight by firing unloaded air-rifles on the floor of the House of Commons
.
“Battling Bessie”. BBC: Legacies Liverpool: Local Legends.
2
Braddock, (Bessie) Elisabeth. http://web.archive.org/web/20090116224034/http://www.lmu.livjm.ac.uk/lhol/content.aspx?itemid=369.
4 September 1957: The Wolfenden Commission published its Report...
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4 September 1957
The Wolfenden Commission
published its Report on Homosexual Offences and Prostitution which recommended the decriminalization of homosexual acts occurring in private between consenting adults over 21, but suggested stricter regulation of prostitution.
Palmer, Alan, and Veronica Palmer. The Chronology of British History. Century, 1992.
412, 416
“Homosexuality ’should not be a crime’”. BBC News: On This Day, 4 Sept. 1957.
4-5 July 1967: The Homosexual Law Reform Bill passed its...
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4-5 July 1967
The Homosexual Law Reform Bill passed its third and final reading in the House of Commons
: scheduled for the late-night slot on 4 July, it passed when 101 supporters remained for the final vote...
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