Author Talk & Book Launch: Trailblazers - The First Women Elected to Government

Does it surprise you that the first woman ever to be elected to any Parliament in the world, was a lesbian feminist vegetarian? Does it shock you that the first woman to be elected to the British Parliament was in prison for being a traitor? Does it astonish you that a song in the Eurovision Song Contest started a revolution, a revolution that led to the election of women? Trailblazers tells their story, and the story of other women from over 40 different countries who fought their way into government.

Join us at Brook Arts Hub for an evening with Dr Paula Bartley, Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Warwick. She will give an illustrated talk on her newly published book: Trailblazers - The First Women Elected to Government followed by questions from the audience and the opportunity to buy a signed copy of the book. Paula Bartley has…