Historian, Writer & Heritage Professional
Dr Lisa Berry-Waite is a BBC HistoryExtra 30 under 30 historian with a passion for engaging audiences with the past.
I’m Lisa; a historian of nineteenth and twentieth century Britain, specialising in political and gender history.
I’m currently working on my upcoming book A Woman MP?: From Parliamentary Candidates to Westminster Representatives, 1918-1939. I also enjoy sharing my research through articles, talks, podcasts, and radio.
I work with the Heritage Collections at UK Parliament and have previously worked for The National Archives UK.
Uncovering forgotten stories from the past
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A Woman MP?: From Parliamentary Candidates to Westminster Representatives, 1918-1939
At just 27 words long, the 1918 Parliament (Qualification of Women) Act revolutionised Westminster, enabling women over the age of 21 to stand for parliament. A Woman MP? tells the story of what happened next.
Coming soon.
Women Labour MPs elected in the 1929 General Election, Wikimedia Commons