The History of Wales

At the General Election held on 14th December 1918, Millicent Mackenzie was the first woman to stand for parliament in Wales.

Millicent Mackenzie was born in Bristol and became the professor of education at Cardiff University in 1908. She was a founder member of the Cardiff branch of the suffragette movement in 1912, and unsuccessfully stood for parliament in 1918, representing the Labour Party for the University of Wales seat. She was also the author of many books on teacher training.