When women were portrayed cycling, they were often eroticised and undressed.
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The newly elected parliament includes 264 women, passing 40% for the first time.
The Equality Act does not explicitly state what a man or woman is, or cover non-binary identities.
Girls growing up in very different circumstances navigated the possibilities and pitfalls of the 1960s and early 1970s in very different ways.
Roedd Cranogwen yn arloeswraig oherwydd iddi gyflawni gymaint yn ystod oes Fictoria, sef cyfnod lle nad oedd gan ferched lawer o hawliau.
Cranogwen was a trailblazer who challenged expectations of women during the Victorian era.
Lady Rhondda was a suffragette, a business leader and an editor. A statue of her is expected to be revealed in Newport, south Wales, next year.
Women in the textile factories of 19th-century Glasgow faced terrible working conditions. In fighting for their rights, they prepared the ground for feminists today.
These pioneering women were opposed in their day and have long been ignored by history. UK Family law, however, still attests to the influence they wrought.
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Emeritus professor of English, University of South Wales
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docteure en civilisation britannique, Université Grenoble Alpes (UGA)
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Professor of Politics, Queen Mary University of London
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PhD researcher, School of Law, University of Nottingham