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We are ending #WomensHistoryMonth with >400 #historical #WomenInEngineering on @WES1919's Centenary #Map fed by @Wikipedia & @wikidata entries 🎉 wes.org.uk/centenary-map 🙏 @HeritageFundUK @HeritageFundM_E #WomenInScience #WomenInSTEM #WES100 #WHM23 @wikimediauk
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It's #MPMonday and this #WHM23 we are looking at Jennie Lee. Elected MP for North Lanarkshire during a by-election in March 1929, Lee was just 24. The Equal Franchise Act (reducing the voting age to 21) didn't come into effect until the general election in May, making Lee below voting age when elected!
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For #InternationalWomansDay, we are reflecting on the historic life and career of Baroness Betty Boothroyd. Boothroyd was the first, and only, woman appointed as Speaker of the House of Commons. Find out more👇#IWD23 #WHM23 http://ow.ly/64Nt50N6a4S
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When we think about the first women in parliament, we often think about Constance Markievicz and Nancy Astor. But what about the women in parliament before enfranchisement?
Professor Susan Pedersen reflects on one of these women: Lady Frances Balfour👇 #IWD
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In the 18th century, women were denied a seat in Parliament. However, there were cases of peerages held by women at this time. Stuart Handley reflects on how these women exercised political influence👇 http://ow.ly/807750LxnHa
@GeorgianLords @histodon #18thCentury #WHM23 #WomensHistoryMonth #WomensHistory #Peers
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Bondfield entered parliament following leadership roles in various Trade Union organisations. However the role of Minister for Labour was doomed to fail, particularly when the Wall Street Crash caused unemployment to boom.
Read more about Bondfield here:
http://ow.ly/JC5O50DW6u8@histodon #MPMonday #WomensHistoryMonth #WomensHistory #WHM23 #WHM #TradeUnion
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#MPMonday today is Margaret Bondfield, MP for Northampton 1923-24 & Wallsend 1926-31. In June 1929 Bondfield was appointed Minister of Labour in Ramsay MacDonald's government, becoming the first ever female cabinet minister and female privy counsellor.
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Florence Blenkiron 1st woman to reach 100mph on motorcycle @brooklandsmuseum 1934-5 (w. Theresa Wallach) 1st people to cross Sahara by motorcycle & sidecar making return journey on her own. #WWII served with #ATS @womensengsoc member d #OTD 4 Mar 1991 #WHM23 bit.ly/3a54TDB
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Ira Rischowski 1899-1989
1919 1st woman electrical engineering student @TUDarmstadt Germany. 1936 refugee to UK via Prague to escape persecution, did domestic work until could return to engineering. Joined Women’s Engineering Soc Interned @ Rushen camp #WWII #WHM23 bit.ly/2V5w4pE
#WomenInEngineering #WomensHistoryMonth #WomenInSTEM #STEM #engineering #WomenEngineers #WomenInHistory #ExtraordinaryWomen #WomenInCulture #STEAM #HistSTM #WikiWomenInRed #Wikipedia #WomenInHistoryShouldntBeAMystery