Women in politics and Robinson Crusoe
Julie V Gottlieb charts the progression from the Suffragettes to Theresa May and Hillary Clinton, while Andrew Lambert tells the story of a Pacific island connected to the famous Daniel Defoe novel

Published: September 22, 2016 at 11:00 am
Historian Julie V Gottlieb tracks the development of female politicians, from the era of the Suffragettes to present-day figures such as Theresa May and Hillary Clinton. Meanwhile, Professor Andrew Lambert tells the story of a Pacific island that has become closely associated with Daniel Defoe’s best-known novel

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