In 1929 a middle-aged working-class woman became Britain's first female cabinet minister. Thanks to
@ruthfox.bsky.social and Mark D'Arcy for inviting me onto the
@hansardsociety.bsky.social podcast to talk about how Margaret Bondfield got there and why we have since almost forgotten her.
Nan Sloane
1/ 97 years ago Margaret Bondfield was appointed as the first woman Cabinet Minister. She is one of the most overlooked figures in British political history. A trade unionist who became the first woman in the British Cabinet, she took office just as the Great Depression struck. 🧵👇
