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Dear all, With the Birkbeck Centre for the Study of British Politics and Public Life, we are organising a two-day conference on the 22nd and the 23rd May to be held at the Houses of Parliament: ‘A Hundred Years of Women’s Suffrage: Looking back, moving forward’. The exact details of the programme are still being finalised, but we wanted to encourage anyone who is interested in attending to ‘save the date’ for this upcoming event. A brief overview is provided below and more information and registration details will be forwarded in the coming weeks. Best, Jennifer and Orly A Hundred Years of Women’s Suffrage: Looking back, moving forward A two-day conference in the Houses of Parliament hosted by the Birkbeck Centre for the Study of British Politics & Public Life and the Political Studies Association Women and Politics Specialist Group Tuesday 22nd May – Wednesday 23rd May Panels will include: Situating Women’s Suffrage Dr. Sumita Mukherjee - University of Bristol Professor Krista Cowman – University of Lincolm Professor Louise Ryan – University of Sheffield Professor Karen Hunt – Keele University Feminising politics in the contemporary United Kingdom Dr Diana Stirbu – London Metropolitan University Professor Fiona Mackay – University of Edinburgh Professor Rosie Campbell – Birkbeck University Dr Orly Siow - UCL Dr Leah Culhane – University of Manchester In Conversation with Maria Miller MP and Dawn Butler MP The Future of Gender Equality in the United Kingdom Vivienne Hayes – Women’s Resource Centre Dr Sue Milner – University of Bath Dr Toni Haastrup – University of Kent Professor Roberta Guerinna – University of Surrey Acting on Gender Equality within the House: Representing Women Alison Thewliss MP Baroness Fiona Hodgson Craig Tracey MP Gavin Newlands MP Stella Creasy MP Dr Jennifer Thomson Lecturer in Comparative Politics Department of Politics, Languages and International Studies University of Bath Co-Convener of the PSA Women and Politics Specialist Group @jencthomson | [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> | (+44)1225 385912 Most recent publications: ‘Can abortion rights be integrated into the Women, Peace and Security agenda?’ with Claire Pierson: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14616742.2017.1413583 ‘Resisting gendered change: feminist institutionalism and critical actors’: http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0192512116677844