Women’S Suffrage Centenary

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 1:14 pm on 6 February 2018.

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Photo of Sarah Jones Sarah Jones Labour, Croydon Central 1:14, 6 February 2018

I am proud to be Croydon’s first female MP and I have been learning this week about the suffragette Dorinda Neligan, who, as well as being arrested outside this place, was the first headteacher of an all-girls school in Croydon, despite complaints about strong-minded women encouraging girls to be dissatisfied with life at home. I am proud to be surrounded by many strong-minded women today. What can the Government do to promote more strong women in our school curriculum, from English literature to history, where we remain woefully under-represented?