Editing Shirley Williams (section)

== Works by and about ==
Shirley Williams wrote several books, including:
* ''Climbing the Bookshelves: The Autobiography of Shirley Williams'', [[Virago Press]] (2009). {{ISBN|9781844084753}}.<ref>{{cite news|last=Toynbee|first=Polly|date=3 October 2009|title=Climbing the Bookshelves by Shirley Williams {{!}} Book review|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2009/oct/03/climbing-bookshelves-autobiography-shirley-williams|work=The Guardian|access-date=13 April 2021}}</ref>
* ''God and Caesar: Personal Reflections on Politics and Religion'', [[University of Notre Dame Press]] (2003). {{ISBN|9780268010461}}.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Williams|first=Shirley|date=September 2003|title=God & Caesar: Personal Reflections on Politics and Religion|url=https://www.icnl.org/resources/research/ijnl/god-caesar-personal-reflections-on-politics-and-religion|journal=The International Journal of Not-for-Profit Law|volume=6|issue=1|via=International Centre for Not-for-Profit Law (www.icnl.org)|access-date=13 April 2021}}</ref>
* ''Ambition and Beyond: Career Paths of American Politicians'', with Edward L. Lascher Jr, [[Institute of Governmental Studies]] Press, University of California, Berkeley (1993). {{ISBN|9780877723387}}.<ref>{{cite book|last=Williams|first=Shirley|date=1 January 1993|title=Ambition and Beyond: The Career Paths of American Politicians|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MqNGAQAAMAAJ|publisher=[[Institute of Governmental Studies]] Press, [[University of California, Berkeley]]|isbn=9780877723387|via=[[Google Books]]|access-date=13 April 2021}}</ref>
* ''New Party – The New Technology'' Social and Liberal Democrats by [[Hebden Royd]], (1988). {{ISBN|9781851870752}}.<ref>{{cite book|last=Williams|first=Shirley|date=1 July 1988|title=The New Party – the New Technology|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wLbLAAAACAAJ|publisher=Liberal Democrat Publications|isbn=9781851870752|via=Google Books|access-date=13 April 2021}}</ref>
* ''Politics is for People'' [[Harvard University Press]], (1981). {{ISBN|9780140058888}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?isbn=9780674593916|title=Politics is for People — Shirley Williams|publisher=[[Harvard University Press]]|access-date=13 April 2021}}</ref>

Her biography was published in 2013: ''Shirley Williams: The Biography'', Mark Peel (Biteback Publishing)

For details of Williams's early life see:
* ''Vera Brittain: A Life'' by Paul Berry and [[Mark Bostridge]] (1995).<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://muse.jhu.edu/article/20146|title=Vera Brittain: A Life (review)|first=Russell|last=Gollard|date=13 April 1996|journal=Literature and Medicine|volume=15|issue=2|pages=266–270|via=Project MUSE|doi=10.1353/lm.1996.0017|s2cid=142574197}}</ref>
* ''Testament of Experience'' by Vera Brittain (1957).<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MLsEtAEACAAJ |title=Testament of Experience: An Autobiographical Study of the Years 1925-50 |author=[[Vera Brittain]] |year=1979 |publisher=Virago |isbn=9780860681106 }}</ref>

There is a substantial article on Shirley Williams by [[Phillip Whitehead]] in the ''Dictionary of Labour Biography'', edited by Greg Rosen, [[Politico's Publishing]], 2001, and one by [[Dick Newby]] in the ''Dictionary of Liberal Biography'', edited by Duncan Brack, Politico's Publishing, 1998.

See also:
* {{cite book|title=Roy Jenkins, a Well-Rounded Life|author=John Campbell | author-link = John Campbell (biographer) |publisher=[[Jonathan Cape]]|year=2014|isbn=978-0-224-08750-6}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/mar/23/roy-jenkins-well-rounded-life-review-chris-mullin|title=Roy Jenkins: A Well Rounded Life review – 'a magnificent biography'|date=23 March 2014|website=The Guardian|access-date=13 April 2021}}</ref>

Williams was a main character in [[Steve Waters]]' 2017 play ''[[Limehouse (play)|Limehouse]]'', which premiered at the [[Donmar Warehouse]]; she was portrayed by [[Debra Gillett]].<ref>{{cite web |title=David Tennant, Roger Allam and more at Limehouse opening night |url=https://www.whatsonstage.com/london-theatre/news/photos-limehouse-opening-david-tennant-roger-allam_43079.html |website=[[WhatsOnStage.com]] |access-date=23 February 2023 |date=9 March 2017}}</ref>