Why Scotland’s first female MP, the ‘Red Duchess’, must never be forgotten

Why Scotland’s first female MP, the ‘Red Duchess’, must never be forgotten

Conservative politician Kitty Atholl initially opposed women’s suffrage, but changed her mind based on her experiences of the First World War; supported the Spanish Republican government against the fascist rebels; and fell out with Neville Chamberlain over his policy of appeasing Hitler

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