In 1920, women were finally able to sit alongside men in the jury box. But why had it taken so long for women to sit as members of a jury? And why is this such an important milestone in women’s history? In this episode, we speak to Dr Kay Crosby about the first women jurors in the English courts.

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