Discovering Paula Bartley’s trailblazing women

About this episode

Dr Paula Bartley discusses her book on the first women elected to government and the rise of women in global politics.

Dr Paula Bartley is a women’s historian and author of the new book, Trailblazers: The First Women Elected to Government, in which she uncovers some incredible stories about extraordinary women. She’s chatting to Mick about the (roller coaster) rise of women in global government, the boon of war and revolution when it comes to political equality, and a really impressive nun. Trailblazers is published by Polity on May 8, but available for pre-order now. Tickets for the launch event at Church of Saint Magnus-the-Martyr, London, on May 27 are available here. As ever, there’s more chat available for our £5 and above patreons, so if you’re not already involved visit patreon.com/standardissue to find out more. We’ve a free trial period, if that tickles your pickle. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Mick

Guest: Dr Paula Bartley

Topics covered

• women's history
• political equality
• government
• war and revolution
• extraordinary women

Keywords

• women's history
• political equality
• government
• Trailblazers
• Paula Bartley

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Polity

Books & works: Trailblazers: The First Women Elected to Government

Places: Church of Saint Magnus-the-Martyr, London

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