Clarisse Berthezène is Lecturer at the University of Paris Diderot Julie V. Gottlieb is Reader in Modern History at the University of Sheffield

• Introduction: Clarisse Berthezène & Julie Gottlieb1. ‘Open the eyes of England’: female unionism and conservatism, 1886-1914 - Diane Urquhart2. Christabel Pankhurst - A Conservative suffragette? - June Purvis3. At the heart of the party? The women’s Conservative organisation in the age of partial suffrage, 1914-1928 - David Thackeray4. Conservative women and the Primrose League’s struggle for survival, 1914-1932 - Matthew Hendley5. Modes and models of Conservative women’s leadership in the 1930s - Julie Gottlieb6. The middlebrow and the making of a ‘new common sense’: Women’s voluntarism, Conservative politics and representations of womanhood - Clarisse Berthezène7. Churchill, women, and the politics of gender - Richard Toye8. 'The Statutory Woman whose Main Task was to Explore what Women were Likely to Think.' Margaret Thatcher and Women's Politics in the 1950s and 1960s - Krista Cowman9. Conservatism, gender and the politics of everyday life, 1950s-1980s - Adrian Bingham 10. Feminist responses to Thatcher and Thatcherism - Laura Beers11. The (feminised) contemporary Conservative party - Rosie Campbell and Sarah Childs12. Conserving Conservative women: A view from the archives - Jeremy McIlwaine13. Women2Win and the feminization of the UK Conservative party - Baroness Ann Jenkin with an introduction by Sarah Childs

'The ability of this volume to cover the vast span of time with depth and detail makes it a vital addition for anyone trying to understand the Conservative Party and the women within it. This edited volume gives readers insight into the right-wing women often ignored given the growing connection of women with left-leaning parties. It is particularly timely given the rise in right-wing politics globally. The volume has a little bit for everyone, whether interested in specific Conservative women, the history and nature of the party, or how it has adapted to changing cultural times.'Journal of Women, Politics & Policy

Clarisse Berthezène is Lecturer at the University of Paris Diderot Julie V. Gottlieb is Reader in Modern History at the University of Sheffield

• Introduction: Clarisse Berthezène & Julie Gottlieb1. ‘Open the eyes of England’: female unionism and conservatism, 1886-1914 - Diane Urquhart2. Christabel Pankhurst - A Conservative suffragette? - June Purvis3. At the heart of the party? The women’s Conservative organisation in the age of partial suffrage, 1914-1928 - David Thackeray4. Conservative women and the Primrose League’s struggle for survival, 1914-1932 - Matthew Hendley5. Modes and models of Conservative women’s leadership in the 1930s - Julie Gottlieb6. The middlebrow and the making of a ‘new common sense’: Women’s voluntarism, Conservative politics and representations of womanhood - Clarisse Berthezène7. Churchill, women, and the politics of gender - Richard Toye8. 'The Statutory Woman whose Main Task was to Explore what Women were Likely to Think.' Margaret Thatcher and Women's Politics in the 1950s and 1960s - Krista Cowman9. Conservatism, gender and the politics of everyday life, 1950s-1980s - Adrian Bingham 10. Feminist responses to Thatcher and Thatcherism - Laura Beers11. The (feminised) contemporary Conservative party - Rosie Campbell and Sarah Childs12. Conserving Conservative women: A view from the archives - Jeremy McIlwaine13. Women2Win and the feminization of the UK Conservative party - Baroness Ann Jenkin with an introduction by Sarah Childs

'The ability of this volume to cover the vast span of time with depth and detail makes it a vital addition for anyone trying to understand the Conservative Party and the women within it. This edited volume gives readers insight into the right-wing women often ignored given the growing connection of women with left-leaning parties. It is particularly timely given the rise in right-wing politics globally. The volume has a little bit for everyone, whether interested in specific Conservative women, the history and nature of the party, or how it has adapted to changing cultural times.'Journal of Women, Politics & Policy

Clarisse Berthezène is Lecturer at the University of Paris Diderot Julie V. Gottlieb is Reader in Modern History at the University of Sheffield

• Introduction: Clarisse Berthezène & Julie Gottlieb1. ‘Open the eyes of England’: female unionism and conservatism, 1886-1914 - Diane Urquhart2. Christabel Pankhurst - A Conservative suffragette? - June Purvis3. At the heart of the party? The women’s Conservative organisation in the age of partial suffrage, 1914-1928 - David Thackeray4. Conservative women and the Primrose League’s struggle for survival, 1914-1932 - Matthew Hendley5. Modes and models of Conservative women’s leadership in the 1930s - Julie Gottlieb6. The middlebrow and the making of a ‘new common sense’: Women’s voluntarism, Conservative politics and representations of womanhood - Clarisse Berthezène7. Churchill, women, and the politics of gender - Richard Toye8. 'The Statutory Woman whose Main Task was to Explore what Women were Likely to Think.' Margaret Thatcher and Women's Politics in the 1950s and 1960s - Krista Cowman9. Conservatism, gender and the politics of everyday life, 1950s-1980s - Adrian Bingham 10. Feminist responses to Thatcher and Thatcherism - Laura Beers11. The (feminised) contemporary Conservative party - Rosie Campbell and Sarah Childs12. Conserving Conservative women: A view from the archives - Jeremy McIlwaine13. Women2Win and the feminization of the UK Conservative party - Baroness Ann Jenkin with an introduction by Sarah Childs

'The ability of this volume to cover the vast span of time with depth and detail makes it a vital addition for anyone trying to understand the Conservative Party and the women within it. This edited volume gives readers insight into the right-wing women often ignored given the growing connection of women with left-leaning parties. It is particularly timely given the rise in right-wing politics globally. The volume has a little bit for everyone, whether interested in specific Conservative women, the history and nature of the party, or how it has adapted to changing cultural times.'Journal of Women, Politics & Policy