Women in the House of Commons is a relatively new concept. 100 years ago there were no women at all. Today a quarter of MP’s in the House of Commons are women. The House of Lords has about a fifth of its membership as women.
TV historian Dan Snow pictured with memorabilia from the World War One Voluntary Aid Detachments
TV historian Dan Snow reveals amazing story of how his great-grandmother served as a medic on the Western Front during WW1 – but was so devastated by the experience she never spoke about it.
The Exhibition is under way. We are having a wonderful response. Still open until 4 pm today and tomorrow from 11 to 4 pm. Come and join us.
If you can’t make the Exhibition why not join us in the Oral History Project and tell us your stories. We would love to have them, especially the second world war. Stories from the Land Girls etc.
More good news, BBC Radio Oxford have invited me to the studio to talk about the Exhibition and the Women’s Oral History Project. I will be on the radio on Saturday at 7.40am. Please tune in. For more information about the exhibition or the project please contact me at julie@juliefarmer.co.uk
I am so please to announce that Jack FM are going to interview me about the exhibition and our Oral History Project. They will play the piece on Saturday during the morning. Please come to the exhibition and find out what its all about. Just a reminder the date is the 8 and 9 November 2014 in the Pump Rooms. For more information please contact me Julie at julie@juliefarmer.co.uk
The WW1 Women’s Oral History Project has started. Our banner arrived today.
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