This year marks 100 years since Parliament passed the Representation of the People Act 1918 which was a package of electoral reforms that extended the vote to women for the first time.

As part of these celebrations, publisher St James’s House has partnered with the History of Parliament Trust to produce their official commemorative album for the Vote100 anniversary.

Launching in June 2018, this book tells the story of the 84-year struggle for women to get the vote, how the vote was won and what that has meant for women since.

In addition to discussing key historical events, this fully illustrated coffee-table book will showcase a selection of organisations drawn from educational, cultural, social, technological and business spheres with relevant stories to tell.

As a representative of the education sector, Pearson has joined the celebrations as an editorial partner and sponsor for the official History of Parliament Trust Vote100 commemorative album.

Sharon Hague, Senior Vice President at Pearson, said: “We are delighted to have this opportunity to take part in the momentous Vote100 celebrations. Enabling individuals to make progress in their careers, based on their skills and ability, is an absolute priority for Pearson. We have a diversity and inclusion strategy which is designed to ensure progress in gender equality, with initiatives in place such as a mentoring programme, a network of local advocates and employee resource groups which lead conversations around diversity, exchange ideas and steer changes through the many regions in which Pearson operates.”

St James’s House Founder and CEO, Richard Freed, said, “Equality is one of the most important values underpinning our society, and we are extremely excited to be producing this official commemorative album for the Trust. We are also very pleased to be working with Pearson as one of our profiled organisations.”

This publication will be distributed on a controlled-circulation basis to key figures and organisations around the world including Members of the House of Lords and House of Commons, and will be made available to the general public through leading book retailers including Amazon.

St James’s House has previously produced official commemorative publications for The Queen’s 90th Birthday Celebration at Windsor Castle, the 750th anniversary of Parliament in the UK and the 50th anniversary of the CBI. For 2018 it is also working with the RAF100 Appeal to produce a series of publications associated with the RAF’s centenary.