Christian Science Committee on Publication - media/legislative liaison for UK/Ireland. Religion and philosophy teacher. Writer on history of CS in the UK.
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I don't lead with words like reckless and thuggery, I use words like empathy and emotional intelligence - Zadiq Khan about the protests @Blklivesmatter @BBCRadio4 @MayorofLondon
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Thank you to everyone mentioned here, couldn’t have done any of this without you. We are keeping our fingers crossed for Wednesday and the results #Astor100
#Astor100, curated by @Jacqui1918, marks 100 years of women in Parliament and influences debate on attitudes to women in politics today. 1/2 #UoRImpact #AwardsShortlist
Wonderfully conveys the paradox of Nancy Astor
In our first @WomensHistNet
blog of 2020, Susannah O’Brien gives us a glimpse into Nancy Astor's letters wp.me/p4HWDD-2ol
Thank you @Jacqui1918. This goes a long way to explain recent events and reactions to the statue. Britain put up a statue of its first female MP. You’ll definitely believe what happened next. cjr.org/analysis/nancy-astor… via @cjr
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What did Nietzsche and Foucault mean when they declared: "There are no facts, only interpretations"? The problem he was referring to is metaphysical in nature. In essence, what he meant was that we have never seen objective reality for what it truly is.
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Delighted that my research on the Sex Disqualification (Removal) Act 1919 has been published in @womenshistrev in time for the centenary! 50 free e-prints here tandfonline.com/eprint/CKQAT…
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48) Her Career: A Summary
A pamphlet published in 1938 detailing all of the work Astor undertook during her time as an MP. Her activity included housing, education, public health, conditions of labour, pensions, betting tax, prison reform and ‘hatred of class war’, to name a few
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Astor enjoyed a very successful career, not only in her legacy as the first woman in Parliament, but in making impact in her various policies of interest, paving the way for future female MPs and in her constituency with consecutive re-elections until her retirement #Astor100
"Laws cannot make people moral, yet the more moral the people the higher their laws" Political wisdom from Nancy Astor @LadyAstor100 @ladyastorstatue @Astor100 #GeneralElection19 speech in Commons on the Legitimacy Act 1924.
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The morning after the unveiling, back to see @ladyastorstatue close up #Astor100
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When Nancy Astor became the first woman to take her seat in the House of Commons, our country and our democracy were changed for the better.
I was proud to unveil the @LadyAstorStatue on the centenary of her election #Astor100
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Nancy Astor: Theresa May unveils statue for pioneering female MP... bbc.in/2DrM384
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43) Plymouth in WWII
#Plymouth was devastated by air raids. Much of her work towards the end of her career focused on protecting vulnerable members of her constituency. Here, she is commended for her efforts by the Queen, Elizabeth #Astor100 #DigitalExhibition #RoyalHistory
‘Keeping our head’ in the face of animosity csmonitor.com/Daily/2019/201… via @csmonitor
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It’s up in @UniRdg_Library ! The @Astor100 pop up exhibition kindly funded by Friends of @UniofReading and with permission from @UKVote100. It will be on its travels in the summer but major thanks to the beauties @UniRdg_SpecColl as per...
A great reflection of both Nancy Astor's support for women's causes and her incomparable role in bringing them together #NancyAstor #Astor100 unireadinghistory.com/2018/0…