Nan Sloane
Nan Sloane is a historian, author, speaker and trainer with a focus on women’s roles in public life, particularly within politics and the Labour Party. Her forthcoming book Margaret Bondfield: Labour’s First Female Cabinet Minister will be published in 2026, following earlier works including Uncontrollable Women: Radicals, Reformers and Revolutionaries and The Women in the Room: Labour’s Forgotten History. An experienced facilitator, she has delivered political development and leadership training across the UK, the Balkans, MENA countries and Africa. Formerly a Leeds councillor, Labour Party organiser and Regional Director for Yorkshire & the Humber, she founded the Centre for Women & Democracy in 2006, leading research and policy work on women’s representation until its closure in 2018. Nan co-ordinates Labour Women’s Network’s training programme, including the Jo Cox Women in Leadership course and continues to prepare MPs, councillors and activists for public office.