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Mari Takayanagi

@satisfactory20

Heritage professional. Archivist formerly @UKParlArchives @UKVote100 Historian of Parliament & women in early 20thC @satisfactory20.bsky.social

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Drawing on new research from the Parliamentary Archives and government records, historians and parliamentary insiders Mari Takayanagi and Elizabeth Hallam Smith bring these unsung heroes to life. Out in #paperback now: buff.ly/4jh4TRZ @satisfactory20 #womeninhistory
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Drawing on new research from the Parliamentary Archives and government records, historians and parliamentary insiders Mari Takayanagi and Elizabeth Hallam Smith bring these unsung heroes to life. In #paperback next month: buff.ly/42g446e @satisfactory20 #womeninhistory
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John Cooper@Tudorgentleman3 Jan 2025
I do indeed! at about 44 mins, after an excellent talk by @satisfactory20 on Necessary Women.
Mark D'Arcy (@DArcyTiP) profile pictureMark D'Arcy@DArcyTiP3 Jan 2025
Replying to @Tudorgentleman
@Tudorgentleman also talks about The Lost Chapel here podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcas…

Will Parliament pay a price for promises to WASPI women?

Podcast Episode · Parliament Matters · 20 December 2024 · 1hr 7min

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Thinking about applying for our By-Fellowship? @satisfactory20, one of our By-Fellows this term, shares her top tips. Don't forget to send us your application by 31st December. buff.ly/3G5pxT3
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Replying to @HansardSociety @RuthFox01 @DArcyTiP @satisfactory20
And if you are looking for a last-minute present for someone who is interested in Parliament/history then Necessary Women comes highly recommended. Available in all good bookshops or online.
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🧵 In our latest Parliament Matters podcast @RuthFox01 & @DarcyTiP talk with @satisfactory20 about Necessary Women, the untold stories of women in Westminster - from cooks & cleaners to the professionals that have shaped Parliament. It's a fascinating look behind the scenes. 1/
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Includes me talking about #NecessaryWomen, the untold story of Parliament’s working women! Do tune in
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@HansardSociety20 Dec 2024
📢 This week on the podcast: - Labour’s WASPI decision sparks debate on MPs & the Ombudsman - Authors of 2 fascinating books reveal hidden stories from Westminster’s history - ideal Christmas presents for the parliamentary enthusiast! 🎧 Tune in: hansardsociety.org.uk/news/p…
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Do you like spaniels? Then you will love the scrapbooks of Vanda Salmon, MPs secretary who worked in the Palace of Westminster 1950s-70s, who also bred Cavalier King Charles spaniels (and other dogs). From @ChuArchives
Scrapbook double page spread showing 12 colour photographs of spaniels (possibly other dog breeds too), of various shapes, sizes and colours.

ALT Scrapbook double page spread showing 12 colour photographs of spaniels (possibly other dog breeds too), of various shapes, sizes and colours.

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She discussed the urban myth that Cavalier King Charles spaniels could roam the building with the Serjeant at Arms, A G Lennox; he went to considerable trouble to get a photo prior to the State Opening of Parliament in Court Dress with his two Cavaliers! Pic @UKParlArchives
The Serjeant at Arms, Alexander Gordon Lennox, wearing court suit with lace collar, breeches and shoes with large buckles, sitting on a sofa with a spaniel on his lap and another at his feet

ALT The Serjeant at Arms, Alexander Gordon Lennox, wearing court suit with lace collar, breeches and shoes with large buckles, sitting on a sofa with a spaniel on his lap and another at his feet

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📦Last week we hosted a workshop for students studying the @CamModBrit MPhil. 🌟An inspiring presentation by Archives By-Fellow @satisfactory20, a chance to work with some of our papers, and a behind the scenes tour were just some of the highlights of this year's workshop!
Students in the Archives Centre reading room consulting archive material.

ALT Students in the Archives Centre reading room consulting archive material.

Mari Takayanagi, Archives Centre By-Fellow, showcasing election leaflets from the papers of Florence Horsbrugh.

ALT Mari Takayanagi, Archives Centre By-Fellow, showcasing election leaflets from the papers of Florence Horsbrugh.

Students watching a presentation on Churchill Archives Centre by Sophie, one of our Archivists.

ALT Students watching a presentation on Churchill Archives Centre by Sophie, one of our Archivists.

An exhibition of archive material including Roger Steven's childhood letters, Kathleen Wanstall's scrapbook and anti-nuclear ephemera from the papers of Michael Ashburner.

ALT An exhibition of archive material including Roger Steven's childhood letters, Kathleen Wanstall's scrapbook and anti-nuclear ephemera from the papers of Michael Ashburner.

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The importance of material culture: Hansard with black borders, on death of George VI in 1952. From the Florence Horsbrugh papers @ChuArchives
Cover of Parliamentary Debates, House of Commons Official Report, daily edition 11 Feb 1952, with black borders around the text

ALT Cover of Parliamentary Debates, House of Commons Official Report, daily edition 11 Feb 1952, with black borders around the text

Inside picture of Parliamentary Debates for 11 Feb 1952, showing each page surrounded by a thick black border

ALT Inside picture of Parliamentary Debates for 11 Feb 1952, showing each page surrounded by a thick black border

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Found this letter @ChuArchives, timely as the Commons debate hereditary peers today: 'I think that the Life Peers will save the House of Lords as they gradually come to take precedence over Hereditary Peers' Archbishop of Canterbury Geoffrey Fisher to Florence Horsbrugh, 1959
Typescript letter congratulating Horsbrugh on her peerage. Ends: 'I am of course specially glad that you will be there for the wisdom and sanity that you will bring to the often dull, and sometimes stupid, debates in the House of Lords!'

ALT Typescript letter congratulating Horsbrugh on her peerage. Ends: 'I am of course specially glad that you will be there for the wisdom and sanity that you will bring to the often dull, and sometimes stupid, debates in the House of Lords!'

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We are delighted to announce the creation of a new fund in honour of the historian & former Keeper of the Archives Centre, Correlli Barnett & his wife Ruth. The fund will support by-fellows & research students actively using the Archives Centre. buff.ly/4ej848k
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Browsing the journals @ihr_history and pleased to find the latest ‘@HistoryToday with an article by my @UKParlArchives colleague @dlprior 🗃️
Cover of History Today, November 2024

ALT Cover of History Today, November 2024

Title ‘The Death of Clive of India - Robert Clive’s death has long been attributed to suicide. What is the evidence? David Prior!

ALT Title ‘The Death of Clive of India - Robert Clive’s death has long been attributed to suicide. What is the evidence? David Prior!

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Very happy to be speaking on this panel on inequalities- me on importance of Pat’s work on what difference the vote made in 1918.
Prof Caitríona Beaumont (@caitbeaumont) profile pictureProf Caitríona Beaumont@caitbeaumont8 Nov 2024
Our last panel at today’s @RoyalHistSoc @socialhistsoc funded workshop in honour of Pat Thane @ihr_history has a stellar line up incl. @satisfactory20 @Amanda_Vickery @AnneFHLoganKent Sha Zhou, Judith Bourne & chair @HelenGlew who are speaking to the theme of inequalities.
Image from Prof Caitríona Beaumont (@caitbeaumont)
Image from Prof Caitríona Beaumont (@caitbeaumont)
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Here @ihr_history today we celebrate contribution of Pat Thane @BirkbeckUoL to the fields of history & social policy & wonderful to do so in space that acknowledges work of many women to historical studies. Thanks to @RoyalHistSoc & @socialhistsoc for funding today’s workshop.
Image from Prof Caitríona Beaumont (@caitbeaumont)
Image from Prof Caitríona Beaumont (@caitbeaumont)
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I was pleased to write this blogpost on the Herbison papers, which were found in a desk and are now @UKParlArchives! Cc @ChuArchives
WomensHistScot - follow us on Bluesky (@WomensHistScot) profile pictureWomensHistScot - follow us on Bluesky@WomensHistScot7 Nov 2024
This month, archivist Mari Takayanagi @satisfactory20 explores the material culture of a 20th century Scottish MP 📖 Read about Peggy Herbison in our blog, as shared at @WomensHistNet’s conference ➡️tinyurl.com/3b8xe8dz #WomensHistory #Scotland #WomenInPolitics #Archives
A black and white image of Miss Peggy Herbison. Miss M Herbison, Lanark, Northern, July 1945. © Parliamentary Archives, PHO/9/1/35/3]

ALT A black and white image of Miss Peggy Herbison. Miss M Herbison, Lanark, Northern, July 1945. © Parliamentary Archives, PHO/9/1/35/3]

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Surprise of the day; Florence Horsbrugh MP photographed for Vogue, by Lee Miller! From @ChuArchives
Sepia photo of Horsbrugh with pen in hand sitting at a desk covered in papers, plus briefcase, telephone. Solemn photos of men on wall behind.

ALT Sepia photo of Horsbrugh with pen in hand sitting at a desk covered in papers, plus briefcase, telephone. Solemn photos of men on wall behind.

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New Woman Minister At Home - with her budgerigar! At least I think that’s what’s in the cage… Florence Horsbrugh in 1939, from @ChuArchives
Press cutting showing a woman with short wavy hair in a buttoned up dress with her hand on a large bird cage, with a rather indistinct shape that might be a budgie inside

ALT Press cutting showing a woman with short wavy hair in a buttoned up dress with her hand on a large bird cage, with a rather indistinct shape that might be a budgie inside

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What a great pic! - @AusWomenCricket visiting the House of Commons in 1937 while on tour, hosted by MPs Florence Horsbrugh and Ellen Wilkinson. From the Horsbrugh papers @ChuArchives
Group of women in flowery dresses and hats walking across the House of Commons terrace

ALT Group of women in flowery dresses and hats walking across the House of Commons terrace

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