Quiet Revolutionaries

This final episode reflects upon the legacy of the Married Women’s Association. As well as exploring the significance of reform in which MWA members played a key part, such as the Matrimonial Homes A…

This penultimate episode explores how the Married Women’s Association and Edith Summerskill were powerful forces in delaying the enactment of divorce reform in 1969. By blocking the Divorce Reform Ac…

MWA Vice-President Teresa Billington-Greig once said that 'reform movements are like builders'; gradually erecting structures in which we can live better lives, one brick at a time. This sixth episod…

In 1952, the Married Women's Association (MWA) had a shocking row that made the front pages of national newspapers and led to the resignation of virtually its entire Executive Committee. This was bec…

This fourth episode focuses on Dorothy Blackwell's legal battle with her husband over ownership of housekeeping savings in the 1940s. We explore how her story powerfully represented the experiences o…

In this third episode, we will take a closer look at what the Married Women's Association wanted to achieve. The group had evolving ideas about how the law should be reformed to make marriage a more …

In this second episode, we will look inside the Married Women's Association to explore who some of these members were, including prominent MPs, early female lawyers and famous authors. While many mem…

The story in this first episode explores what happened next after women over thirty got the vote in 1918. This is important because many assume - incorrectly - that the women’s movement became dorman…

A preview of the new podcast series Quiet Revolutionaries.

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