Women of Westminster: In conversation with Rachel Reeves MP

Rachel Reeves MP will be at the University on Thursday 21 March to talk about her book, The Women of Westminster and the many forgotten women MPs from 1919 to 2019. Rachel will also discuss the number of women elected, the legislation they have fought for and the women who have all too often been written out of history.

Rachel Reeves was elected Member of Parliament for Leeds West in May 2010. Previously, she worked as an economist at the Bank of England, the British Embassy in Washington DC and latterly at Halifax Bank of Scotland. Between 2010-2015, Reeves served on the opposition frontbench as Shadow Pensions Minister, Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury and Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions. Following the 2015 general election, Reeves joined the Treasury Select Committee and in July 2017 was elected Chair of the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Select Committee. She is the author of Alice in Westminster: The Political Life of Alice Bacon (published by I.B. Tauris in 2017).

This event is being held at the Oastler Building on campus.

This is a free event but please note that places are limited so please register your place.