Episode 289 - Women in politics in the 1920s

Today, we’re marking 100 years since the 1924 general election, which saw 41 women compete for seats in the UK’s House of Commons. One of the candidates that year was Mary Katherine Middleton of Belsay Hall in Northumberland, northeast England. Joining us to talk about her life, her accomplishments, and the women’s political movement of the time are properties historian Andrew Roberts and historian of women and politics in modern Britain Dr Lisa Berry Waite.

To learn more about the Mary Middleton’s story, go to: www.english-heritage.org.uk/mary-middleton

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices