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12 May 2021
And on the same beautifully-done timeline about women who worked for the Guardian, Winifred Holtby, author of PB No. 76 The Crowded Street, comes in in 1928 as author of a column (which can be read online by clicking on the arrow) about why men should do more child care. This was incredibly ahead of its time, but alas nothing changed until the1980s; which shows how long it takes before visionaries are listened to... The piece is profound and we shall reprint it in the next Biannually (published in October).
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