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SUMMARY:Voice and Vote: Women and Parliament
DESCRIPTION:Voice and Vote: Women’s place in Parliament \nWednesday 27th June – Saturday 6th October \n09:00 – 17.30 \nWestminster Hall\, London \n100 years since women gained the partial vote\, an interactive exhibition will be hosted in Westminster Hall telling the story of women in Parliament – the campaigning\, the protests and the achievements. \nDr Jacqui Turner\, University of Reading History lecturer and Vote 100 adviser\, and the University of Reading Special Collections are recreating Nancy Astor’s mailbag for the exhibition. Nancy Astor was the first female Member of Parliament to take her seat\, and her letters of correspondence are stored in the University of Reading’s Special Collections. \nThe exhibition will also feature other rare and previously unseen historic objects\, pictures and archives. \nAdmission free. \nFor more information and to book your place visit: https://www.parliament.uk/get-involved/vote-100/voice-and-vote/
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SUMMARY:A Century of Women MPs Conference. Speakers include Rachel Reeves\, MP and Dr Jacqui Turner\, University of Reading
DESCRIPTION:This conference\, to be held in Portcullis House\, Westminster\, London\, forms a part of celebrations of the centenary of the Representation of the People Act 1918 and the Parliament (Qualification of Women) Act 1918 together with the 90th anniversary of the Equal Franchise Act 1928. \nThere will be two public events during the conference\, the first is a round-table discussion\, chaired by Baroness Hayman\, former Lord Speaker and life peer\, of the experiences of women MPs\, the second is a lecture given by Rachel Reeves MP entitled\, ‘Women of Westminster’. \nAttendees can also enjoy keynote addresses from Dr Jacqui Turner (University of Reading) about Nancy Astor – ‘”Pioneers may be picturesque figures\, but they are often rather lonely ones”: Nancy Astor breaching the gender divide 1919-1923’\, and Professor Krista Cowman (University of Lincoln) about ‘The First Women Candidates’. The will also be the opportunity to see the Vote 100 projects landmark exhibition Voice and Vote in Westminster Hall. \nRegistister for the conference  here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/being-a-woman-mp-round-table-discussion-with-former-and-sitting-members-tickets-47917731224 \nFurther information about the round-table event and the Rachel Reeves lecture can be found here: \nhttps://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/being-a-woman-mp-round-table-discussion-with-former-and-sitting-members-tickets-47917731224
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