Necessary women : the untold story of Parliament's working women
Takayanagi, Mari2023
Books, Manuscripts
Drawing on unique research based on the Parliamentary archives, government records and family history sources, Mari Takayanagi and Liz Hallam Smith show how women touched just about every aspect of the life of Parliament, largely unacknowledged - until now. Along the way, we meet an array of impressive and life-affirming women: from the Rickman sisters eavesdropping on Parliamentary debates from the roof space above the Commons in the 1820s; to Jane, the doyenne of Bellamy's, purveyors of tea, chops, steaks, pies and wine to MPs in the 1840s; and to Jean Winder, the first female Hansard reporter, who fought for years after being appointed in 1944 to be paid the same as her male counterparts.
Main title:
Necessary women : the untold story of Parliament's working women / Mari Takayanagi, Elizabeth Hallam Smith.
Author:
Takayanagi, Mari, authorSmith, Elizabeth Hallam, author
Imprint:
Cheltenham : The History Press, 2023.
Collation:
288 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 24 cm
ISBN:
9781803990156 (hbk)
Dewey class:
320.0820941320.082094
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
3618394