'Ask Her To Stand'

It is 100 years since the Parliament (Qualification of Women) Act allowed women over 21 to stand as an MP. Helen Pankhurst, the great-granddaughter of suffragette Emmeline Pankhurst on the campaign to get more women into Parliament.

21 November 2018

7 minutes

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Woman's Hour—The great-granddaughter of Emmeline Pankhurst on the campaign to get more women into parliament

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