Not for Want of Trying

Episode 12: When Elsy Borders Took on the Speculative Building Trade


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In this final episode, we speak to Professor Rosemary Auchmuty about how Elsy Borders’ remarkable case against her building society in the 1930s not only led to changes in law, but was also part of a bigger story about women, property, and justice.

 

Music credit: Goldfinch: Flight to the North, Axletree, Free Music Archive, CC BY 4.0

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