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1 de jul. de 2020 · Nancy Astor was the first woman elected to the House of Commons, in 1919. She succeeded her husband in his Plymouth constituency when he inherited a seat in the House of Lords, so avoided the discrimination which for decades prevented the selection of many women for winnable seats. She was not a suffragist, or, when elected, a feminist, but the hostility of many men, in and out of parliament ...
Astor, Nancy Witcher (1879–1964) First woman member of the House of Commons, who was known for her iconoclastic wit and the many controversies into which she entered. Name variations: Lady Astor, Nancy Viscountess Astor. Born Nancy Witcher Langhorne on May 19, 1879, at Danville, Virginia; died on May 2, 1964, at Grimsthorpe, Lincolnshire ...
24 de fev. de 2020 · By Jennifer Scott,BBC News political reporter. In 1919, Lady Nancy Astor became the first woman to sit in Parliament. It is now commonplace to think of a woman speaking out in Parliament - even if ...
Nancy Astor, Vicountess Astor CH (Nancy Witcher Langhorne Astor, 19 May 1879 – 2 May 1964) was an American-born English politician and socialite. She was the first woman to sit as a Member of Parliament (MP) in the House of Commons. [1] Her second husband was Waldorf Astor .
On 24th February 1920 Astor stood alone amongst an audience of over 500, mainly hostile, male MPs to deliver her maiden speech. Her subject was close to her heart - the need for restrictions on the sale of alcohol. Her speech emphasised the damage it caused to women and children as well as the economic cost to the country. Nancy, Viscountess ...
Nancy Astor was born Nancy Witcher Langhorne on May 19, 1879, in Danville, Virginia, in the United States. Her mother was Nancy Witcher Keene, and her father was Chiswell Dabney Langhorne. The former business of her father had depended at least in part upon slave labor and had been badly damaged by the effects of the American Civil War .
28 de nov. de 2019 · More than £125,000 was raised by the Nancy Astor Statue Appeal for a bronze statue to be cast by sculptor Hayley Gibbs. The unveiling of the statue took place outside Lady Astor's former home.
