Only a Lady Will Do

Born into privilege and wealth, Julia Ballard joins the suffrage movement to gain the vote for women. Society is against the suffragists, claiming the cause undermines social order and its proponents are most unladylike.Julia rebuffs George Russell, a member of parliament when he rescues her from an angry mob during a demonstration. Julia regrets her temper when she realizes George is sympathetic to her cause and he could bring their bill for women's suffrage before the Commons. George, a widower with two small children, fancies himself a slayer of dragons. He's aware Julia's abundant charms are bestowed on him only because she wants him to read a list of suffragist demands at the Commons.Meanwhile, George's mother, who lives with him and his children, meets the famous Egyptologist, Sir Reginald Whitaker. After a whirlwind courtship, Sir Reginald asks Mrs. Russell to marry him and join him in Thebes. She can't leave her son and grandchildren to fend for themselves. Mindful of George's political future, she introduces him to several promising candidates for marriage: Ladies who will be good hostesses and whose social position will help promote his career. She pressures George to pick one.George fails to bring Julia's bill before the Commons, but he devises a scheme to grant her wish. Will she go along? Will they end up slaying dragons together?