【Jelena Jensen Archives】

This article has been published to coincide with an episode of Mashable's new podcast,Jelena Jensen Archives History Becomes Her.Listen here.

Jess Phillips is the Member of Parliament for Birmingham Yardley and the author of Truth to Power and Everywoman.

When she’s not standing up in the House of Commons, calling out the prime minister for playing “bully-boy games” during Brexit votes, she’s shedding light on the reality of being a woman in politics. That reality is pretty terrifying. She receives death and rape threats every day of her life. And one night received 600 rape threats in one night. She has panic alarms installed in her home and office. 

---

You May Also Like

---

---

Labour MP Jess Phillips speaks to the media outside the BBC Broadcasting House in Jan. 2020 in London. Credit: WIktor Szymanowicz/NurPhoto via Getty Images

On June 16, 2016, Phillips’s friend, the MP Jo Cox, was assassinated by a far-right terrorist in her constituency. For our podcast History Becomes Her, we spoke to Phillips about Cox and how she wants her friend and colleague to be remembered.

"The last time I ever saw her it was it was less than 24 hours before she was killed," Phillips said during the episode. "And I was at her house. And she gave me a cuddle and we were leaving London to go back to campaign in the referendum. And she told me she was frightened, not for her life. She was frightened of the outcome [of the EU referendum]."

Mashable Trend Report Decode what’s viral, what’s next, and what it all means. Sign up for Mashable’s weekly Trend Report newsletter. By clicking Sign Me Up, you confirm you are 16+ and agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Thanks for signing up!

"She gave me a cuddle and she said, you know, I'll see you on the flip side," Phillips added.

MP Jo Cox at Lords vs. House of Commons tug of war fundraising event for Macmillan Cancer support on June 6, 2016. Credit: Kate Green/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images

You can listen to the episode onApple Podcasts, Spotify, Acast, or wherever you get your podcasts.

In this episode, Phillips talks about her admiration for Annie Kenney, the working-class suffragette and socialist feminist from Oldham, UK.

She also discusses the lessons we can learn from Daphne Caruana Galizia, the Maltese journalist and anti-corruption activist who was murdered in Oct. 2017.

Phillips also pays tribute to the activists behind Ireland's successful Repeal The 8th campaign to repeal anti-abortion laws.

Subscribe to History Becomes Her onApple Podcasts, Spotify, Acast, or wherever you get your podcasts.

• Tech
• Shopping
• Life
• Science
• Deals
• Social Good
• Entertainment
• Games

• Why Building a Gaming PC Right Now is a Bad Idea, Part 2: Insane Graphics Card Prices
• You can help NASA out during this summer's solar eclipse
• 'Supergirl' questions everything about her life in dark Season 3 trailer
• 'Walking Dead' trailer seems to confirm major fan theory about Rick
• Auburn vs. Creighton 2025 livestream: How to watch March Madness for free
• 11 career moves for Sean Spicer now that all else has failed
• Theon Greyjoy brought a puppy to his 'Game of Thrones' Comic
• Shark Week: a brief history
• SpaceX lands its first rocket on West Coast ground: Watch
• Game of Thrones opening credits change to possible clue

• A 'Time's Up' pin is here — just in time for the Golden Globes
• Here's what to know to be part of the lawsuits against Intel
• Amy Schumer calls out 'E! News' for pay disparity ahead of Golden Globes
• GoPro announces layoffs, end of drone business
• Jessica Biel's 'The Sinner' is the most binge
• Toss your gross Twizzlers and eat Australian
• Jimmy Kimmel supports a possible Oprah 2020 presidential run
• We've never seen a winter storm intensify as fast as the bomb cyclone
• Cree Nation leader calls out negative portrayal of historical figure in 'Civ 6'
• 'The Bachelor' is going up against the Olympics for no apparent reason

• In Hindsight: Some of the Worst CPU/GPUs Purchases of 2017
• Google Doodle celebrates the 'man who saw the internet coming'
• I played a 'Netflix and Chill' simulator with the guy I Netflix and chill with
• The Rock just revealed his latest action movie, co
• Things AMD Needs to Fix
• Shark Week: a brief history
• One woman could be the first to join the Navy SEALs
• Marvel's 'Punisher' clip debuts at Comic
• Elon Musk reveals the first passenger SpaceX will send around the moon
• Navy SEALS and other real

• 'The Last of Us' Season 2, episode 5: The spores are here!
• Here's what comic book nerds think of 'Spider
• Why Bitcoin is surging again, in plain English
• New 'Captain Marvel' details revealed at Comic
• Best tablet deal: Save $45 on Amazon Fire HD 10 tablet
• Parents turn to Craigslist after son forgets where he parked his car
• 10 thoughts we had while watching the new 'Game of Thrones' trailer
• 10 thoughts we had while watching the new 'Game of Thrones' trailer
• Keeping Hope Alive
• 'Westworld' Season 2 trailer drops at Comic