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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.
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Há 3 dias · Nancy Astor, Viscountess Astor, who was married to Waldorf Astor, 2nd Viscount Astor, became the first woman in the House of Commons in the chamber's history in 1919.
15 de mai. de 2024 · 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.
Há 5 dias · To be included in this list, the person must have a Wikipedia article showing they are English American or must have references showing they are English American and are notable.
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.
Há 5 dias · The first woman to take her seat as an MP was Conservative Nancy Astor, Viscountess Astor, elected 28 November 1919. The first female MP to become a cabinet minister was Margaret Bondfield who was appointed Minister of Labour in 1929.
13 de mai. de 2024 · The mystery behind a modern masterpiece. A question mark has always surrounded the pose in which John Singer Sargent chose to paint society hostess Nancy Astor, now x-ray scans may finally...
