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Lady Astor, obraz Johna Singera Sargenta, 1909. Nancy Astor (ur. 19 maja 1879 w Danville w stanie Wirginia, zm. 2 maja 1964 w Londynie) – pierwsza kobieta, która zasiadła w Izbie Gmin brytyjskiego parlamentu.
14 de jan. de 2020 · Surprisingly, Nancy Astor was an American, born in Virginia in 1879. Her husband, Waldorf Astor, was the sitting MP for Plymouth from 1910 to 1919, until he was elevated to a hereditary peerage in the House of Lords following the death of his father, William Waldorf Astor. Nancy was then persuaded to stand for the seat.
24 de fev. de 2020 · After being appointed as a member of parliament for Plymouth Sutton, Nancy Astor entered the House of Commons on 1 December 1919, becoming the first female MP in British history to take a seat in parliament. She was an advocate of women’s rights, prison reform, and changes to the legal drinking age. Here we bring you the facts about her life
4 de mar. de 2022 · Though born in America, Nancy Astor (1879-1964) became the first female MP to sit in Britain’s House of Commons, holding the seat of Plymouth Sutton from 1919-1945. As political landmarks go, the election of the first woman to sit in the House of Commons must rank as particularly momentous: it took 704 years since the creation of the Magna ...
Nancy Astor was the first woman MP to take up her seat in the House of Commons after winning a by-election in 1919. On Panorama in 1959, Lady Astor held forth on the difficulties and prejudice faced by women in Parliament, and their greater suitability for public life.
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Nancy Astor, Viscountess Astor, geborene Nancy Witcher Langhorne, (* 19. Mai 1879 in Danville , Virginia , Vereinigte Staaten ; † 2. Mai 1964 in Grimsthorpe Castle , Lincolnshire , Vereinigtes Königreich ) war eine britische Politikerin und 1919 die erste weibliche Abgeordnete im britischen Parlament .
28 de nov. de 2018 · Today is the 99 th anniversary of Lady Nancy Astor’s election to Parliament in a by-election in Plymouth, becoming the first woman to take her seat in the House of Commons. This milestone is being marked with #Astor100: an ambitious series of public events, learning resources, and the erection of a statue in her Plymouth constituency.
