Welcome to the Woman's History Timeline. Click on a decade above to open a list of key events. Click on a key event to find out more about what happened. Click on LISTEN icons to hear interviews and special archive content about the period.
Victorian Times: for background on women's history during the Victorian era visit BBC Women's History and you can test your knowledge with the women's rights game.
Listen again to the Balloon debate that launched the Woman's Hour Time line and hear why the availability of contraception won the title of most influental event to impact on the lives of women.
Comments: If you have specialist knowledge of one of the events we have chosen, or would like to suggest an addition, please let us know with the form below.
Me, my dad, my twin brother and my mum. Note the removable van seats and the high chair seat, don't know why I got to sit on the suitcase!
I am a third generation Woman's Hour listener. I enjoy the program and have done for 25 years, I now live in France and listen as I work via the internet.
Thank-you for very many years of informative and entertaining listening. Happy Birthday!
