I am delighted that an article ‘Who to immortalise as a sculpture? The centenary of suffrage in Britain and competing narratives of women’s emancipation’ by Julie Gottlieb (Professor of Modern…Read More >
Women MPs
History, Gaming and Churchill’s “Promise” by Abbie Tibbott
Tucked away in a time-shift segment of Assassin’s Creed Syndicate is a short conversation between the playable character, Lydia Frye, and Winston Churchill. Whilst playing the game, this short exchange…Read More >
Congratulations Alexis Bowater OBE!
The whole of the Astor100 team were delighted and extraordinarily proud to hear the news that the Alexis Bowater, Chair of the Nancy Astor Statue Committee received an OBE in…Read More >
So here we are again… sex and misogyny in Parliament by Dr Jacqui Turner
So here we are again, after a weekend of press and parliamentary misogyny, the subsequent outrage will inevitably simmer down and go away until the next time…and the next time……Read More >
NEW ARTICLE!! By Professor Krista Cowman for OLH Special Collection: Nancy Astor, Public Women and Gendered Political Culture in Interwar Britain
We are delighted to announce a new article by Krista Cowman in the long needed ‘go to’ collection on Nancy Astor that is now live at the Open Library of…Read More >
TWO NEW articles!! Helen Glew, ‘In a Minority in Male Spaces: The Networks, Relationships and Collaborations between Women MPs and Women Civil Servants, 1919–1955’ and Esther Breitenbach, ‘Scottish Women and Political Representation in the UK and Scottish Parliaments (1918–2020)’
We are delighted to announce TWO new articles by Helen Glew and Esther Breitenbach in the long needed ‘go to’ collection on Nancy Astor that is now live at the…Read More >
NEW ARTICLE!! By Dr Mari Takayanagi for OLH Special Collection: Nancy Astor, Public Women and Gendered Political Culture in Interwar Britain
We are delighted to announce another new article in the long needed ‘go to’ collection on Nancy Astor that is now live at the Open Library of Humanities. The Special…Read More >
NEW ARTICLE by Lisa Berry-Waite!! OLH Special Collection: Nancy Astor, Public Women and Gendered Political Culture in Interwar Britain
We are delighted to announce another new article in the long needed ‘go to’ collection on Nancy Astor that is now live at the Open Library of Humanities. The Special…Read More >
Remembering Astor in Parliament by Dr Mari Takayanagi
Remembering Astor in Parliament Dr Mari Takayanagi Astor100 has been a great opportunity to promote women’s history in Parliament! As a Senior Archivist in the Parliamentary Archives, I’ve been working…Read More >
Historical Desert Island Discs: Nancy Astor by Dr Jacqui Turner
The History Department at University of Reading are embarking on a new blog series – historical Desert Island Discs. You can find the series via twitter @UniRdg_History or directly on…Read More >
