Our guest today is one of the greatest of Britons. Lady Hale was, until her retirement three years ago, the President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom – the most senior judge in the country.
Peter sat down with Lady Hale at her London home for a conversation about her life, her love of history and memoir Spider Woman. After this she took him back to 1925, a pivotal year for the law and women’s rights.
For women, the 1920s were a progressive time. Figures like Eleanor Rathbone and Viscountess Rhonda led movements such as the National Union of Societies for Equal Citizenship and the Six Point Group. In 1925 three particularly important pieces of legislation passed through Parliament. Here she tells us about each of them.
Lady Hale is the author of Spider Woman.
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Show notesScene One: Administration of Estates Act 1925 (Royal Assent 9 April 1925)
Scene Two: Guardianship of Infants Act 1925 (Royal Assent 31 July 1925)
Scene Three: Widows, Orphans and Old Age Contributory Pensions Act (Royal Assent 7 August 1925)
Memento: Her mother’s tennis racquet.
People/SocialPresenter: Peter Moore
Guest: Lady Hale
Production: Maria Nolan
Podcast partner: Ace Cultural Tours
Theme music: ‘Love Token’ from the album ‘This Is Us’ By Slava and Leonard Grigoryan
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