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15 de mai. de 2024 · Nancy Witcher Astor, Viscountess Astor (born May 19, 1879, Danville, Virginia, U.S.—died May 2, 1964, Grimsthorpe Castle, Lincolnshire, England) was the first woman to sit in the British House of Commons, known in public and private life for her great energy and wit.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
5 de mai. de 2024 · Nancy: The Story of Lady Astor by Adrian Fort (Omnibus) The fascinating life of the first woman to take a seat in the British Parliament in 1919. Read by Anna Maxwell Martin.
19 de mai. de 2024 · Lady Astor, the American who was the first female MP to take her seat in the British House of Commons, presented her spectacular Diamond and Sapphire Necklace to her constituency of Plymouth, to be worn by Lady Mayoresses in perpetuity.
2 de mai. de 2024 · The striking Tiara was composed of carved turquoise palmettes and leaves over an antique Diamond scroll base, which had been made by Boucheron and later adapted by Cartier, where it was purchased by Viscount Astor in 1930. Lady Astor’s maid described:
4 de mai. de 2024 · Nancy Witcher Langhorne Astor, Viscountess Astor, CH (19 May 1879 – 2 May 1964) was an American-born British politician and the first female Member of Parliament (MP) to take her seat. Astor was an American citizen who moved to England at age 26 and married Waldorf Astor.
Há 5 dias · In 1906, the Sancy Diamond was purchased by Viscount William Astor, 1st Viscount Astor, as a wedding gift when his son Waldorf Astor married Nancy Langhorne. Viscountess Astor often wore the gem in a tiara on state occasions. After the death of Lady Astor in 1964, the pale yellow diamond was inherited by her son and remained in the ...
2 de mai. de 2024 · The spectacular Cartier Astor Tiara, which contained the historic Sancy Diamond, belonged to Nancy, Viscountess Astor, the American Heiress who became the first female MP to take her seat in the British House of Commons and passed away #OnThisDay 60 years ago:
