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Author:   Paula Bartley
Publisher:   Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Imprint:   Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Edition:   1st ed. 2019
Weight:   0.516kg
ISBN:  

9783030142872

ISBN 10:   3030142876
Pages:   324
Publication Date:   20 May 2019
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Introduction.- Chapter 2: A  Woman in a Man’s World: Margaret Bondfield’s Early Career, 1873-1929.- Chapter 3: Over the Glass Cliff: The First Female Cabinet Minister, 1929-1953.- Chapter 4: The Mighty Atom: Ellen Wilkinson, 1891-1945.- Chapter 5: The First Female Minister of Education, 1945-1947.- Chapter 6: A Political Apprenticeship: Barbara Castle, 1910-1964.- Chapter 7: In and Out of Cabinet, 1964-2002.- Chapter 8: From Burnley to Lanark: Judith Hart, 1924-1968.- Chapter 9:  The First Woman Paymaster General and Beyond, 1968-1991.- Chapter 10: Climbing the Parliamentary Ladder: Shirley Williams, 1930-1974.- Chapter 11: In the Cabinet and Out of Labour, 1974-2018.- Chapter 12: Conclusion.

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This book is a welcome addition to histories of women within the labour movement. ... It is hoped it will inspire readers to seek answers as to why, after a 100 years of serving as MPs, there has still never been a female leader of the Labour Party. (June Hannam, Women's History Review, March 3, 2021) While Labour Women in Power draws on a rich array of historical sources, there is little reference to feminist institutionalism or the more systematic accounts now available of the gendered mediation of women politicians. ... Nonetheless, there is good material to draw on, making it a worthy addition to the bookshelf. (Marian Sawer, Labour History, Vol. 119, November, 2020)

While Labour Women in Power draws on a rich array of historical sources, there is little reference to feminist institutionalism or the more systematic accounts now available of the gendered mediation of women politicians. ... Nonetheless, there is good material to draw on, making it a worthy addition to the bookshelf. (Marian Sawer, Labour History, Vol. 119, November, 2020)

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Paula Bartley is a feminist historian who has written widely on, and promoted, women’s history. She is the author of The Changing Role of Women (1996), Prostitution (1999), Votes for Women (2007), and also biographies of Emmeline Pankhurst (2002), Ellen Wilkinson (2014), and Queen Victoria (2016).

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