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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
19 de mai. de 2024 · Today marks the 140th Anniversary of the Birth of Nancy, Viscountess Astor, who was born on this day in 1879! The fascinating American Heiress who became the first female Member of Parliament to take her seat in the British House of Commons, Lady Astor possessed several spectacular Jewels , including this Cartier Diamond and Sapphire ...
5 de mai. de 2024 · The fascinating story of Nancy Astor, the first woman elected to take a seat in the British Parliament. Born in 1879, hers was a fascinating life. From straitened beginnings in the Civil War ...
19 de mai. de 2024 · May 19, 2024April 13, 2024 dorkenstein. From Selling Beaver Pelts To Dying On The Titanic. Title: Astor. Rating: 4 Stars. As a word of warning, this book is not an in depth history of the many generations of the Astor family. It’s a slightly gossipy, relatively brief history.
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 · A posthumous memoir from the son of New York society’s departed queen offers a self-serving perspective on an infamous scandal. By Michael Gross. May 4, 2024. Reading Time: 10 minutes.
15 de mai. de 2024 · 1. of 1. NANCY ASTOR RIP. Nancy Astor would have been 145 on 19 May. One of the best ways of understanding her is to revisit her great-nephew James Fox’s brilliant collective biography of Nancy and her family, The Langhorne Sisters (1998). He could as easily have used the title of his previous book, White Mischief.
