Nancy Astor's guest appearances

Nancy Astor

The National Archives Podcast Series

Woman's Hour

Gallus Girls and Wayward Women

Bloody Brilliant Women, with Cathy Newman

British History Series

The Gilded Gentleman

Anne Boleyn

Cara Delevingne

Dolly Alderton

Cathy Rentzenbrink

Nancy Pelosi

Kate Malone

Hillary Clinton

Eve Ensler

Zadie Smith

London Hughes

Oprah Winfrey

Toni Morrison

Glennon Doyle

Elizabeth McGovern

Brené Brown

OwlTail

Although Constance Markiewicz had been elected to parliament before her but refused to take her seat, Nancy Astor was the American whirlwind who became the first female British MP in 1919. She did a heap of good, but life is complicated and HER life was not without a large dose of scandal and controversy.  Opening music by Stefan Kartenburg, featuring Dimitri Artmenko on strings, and it's from dig.ccMixter.  All other music used in the show is from copyright free music sites.

Although Constance Markiewicz had been elected to parliament before her but refused to take her seat, Nancy Astor was the American whirlwind who became the first female British MP in 1919. She did a heap of good, but life is complicated and HER life was not without a large dose of scandal and controversy.  Opening music by Stefan Kartenburg, featuring Dimitri Artmenko on strings, and it's from dig.ccMixter.  All other music used in the show is from copyright free music sites.

Nancy Astor: Lady of the House

Now the manifestos have almost all been published by the political parties we look at what they are offering women in this general election. We hear from Danielle Sheridan, political correspondent at the Telegraph, Ash Sarkar, contributing editor at Novara Media and Rachel Sylvester Times columnist and political interviewer.A statue of Nancy Astor, the first woman MP to take her seat in Parliament will be unveiled in Plymouth on Thursday, the centenary of her election. Mari Takaynagi Senior Archivist , Parliamentary Archives at the Houses of Parliament and  Dr Jacqui Turner an Associate professor at Reading University tell us about her legacy and  the importance of having the statue in the City she represented for 26 years.And author Mikhal Dekel talks to Jane about the extraordinary true story of one thousand Polish-Jewish child refugees - among them her father  -  who escaped the Nazis and found refuge in Iran.   Presenter  Jane GarveyProducer   Beverley PurcellGuest;  Danielle SheridanGuest;  Ash SarkarGuest;  Rachel SylvesterGuest;  Mikhal DekelGuest;  Dr Jacqui TurnerGuest;  Mari Takaynagi

Now the manifestos have almost all been published by the political parties we look at what they are offering women in this general election. We hear from Danielle Sheridan, political correspondent at the Telegraph, Ash Sarkar, contributing editor at Novara Media and Rachel Sylvester Times columnist and political interviewer. A statue of Nancy Astor, the first woman MP to take her seat in Parliament will be unveiled in Plymouth on Thursday, the centenary of her election. Mari Takaynagi Senior Archivist , Parliamentary Archives at the Houses of Parliament and Dr Jacqui Turner an Associate professor at Reading University tell us about her legacy and the importance of having the statue in the City she represented for 26 years. And author Mikhal Dekel talks to Jane about the extraordinary true story of one thousand Polish-Jewish child refugees - among them her father - who escaped the Nazis and found refuge in Iran. Presenter Jane Garvey Producer Beverley Purcell Guest; Danielle Sheridan Guest; Ash Sarkar Guest; Rachel Sylvester Guest; Mikhal Dekel Guest; Dr Jacqui Turner Guest; Mari Takaynagi

What are the parties offering women in the general election?  Plus a celebration of Nancy Astor.

In this episode we’ll meet Nancy Astor, the first woman MP; Margaret Bondfield, the first women cabinet member; and Helena Normanton, the first woman to be called to the bar, amongst many others.Through their stories we’ll learn about not only the Representation of the People Act, but the subsequent laws that gave women increasingly greater equality in the 1920s; and how the first women in Parliament were burdened with representing their sex as well as their constituencies.'Bloody Brilliant Women: The Pioneers, Revolutionaries and Geniuses Your History Teacher Forgot to Mention' is available in paperback from Waterstones (po.st/BloodyBrilliantWomenWS) and Amazon (po.st/BloodyBrilliantWomen ), audiobook (po.st/iTunesBrilliantWomenAudio) and eBook (po.st/iTunesBrilliantWomenE) from Apple Books.Cathy Newman (Twitter): @cathynewmanCathy Newman (Instagram): cathynewmanc4William Collins: @WmCollinsBooks

In this episode we’ll meet Nancy Astor, the first woman MP; Margaret Bondfield, the first women cabinet member; and Helena Normanton, the first woman to be called to the bar, amongst many others. Through their stories we’ll learn about not only the Representation of the People Act, but the subsequent laws that gave women increasingly greater equality in the 1920s; and how the first women in Parliament were burdened with representing their sex as well as their constituencies. 'Bloody Brilliant Women: The Pioneers, Revolutionaries and Geniuses Your History Teacher Forgot to Mention' is available in paperback from Waterstones (<a href="http://po.st/BloodyBrilliantWomenWS" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">po.st/BloodyBrilliantWomenWS</a>) and Amazon (<a href="http://po.st/BloodyBrilliantWomen" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">po.st/BloodyBrilliantWomen</a> ), audiobook (<a href="http://po.st/iTunesBrilliantWomenAudio" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">po.st/iTunesBrilliantWomenAudio</a>) and eBook (<a href="http://po.st/iTunesBrilliantWomenE" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">po.st/iTunesBrilliantWomenE</a>) from Apple Books. Cathy Newman (Twitter): @cathynewman Cathy Newman (Instagram): cathynewmanc4 William Collins: @WmCollinsBooks

Nancy Astor: the first woman MP