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01/12/1919 Lady Astor becomes the first female Member of Parliament

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Lady Astor M.P. (1919)

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Nancy Astor: the first woman to sit in the House of Commons 1919-1945

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Lady Astor Interview

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Lady Astor In USA - Speech (1932)

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Lady Astor (1923)

Lady Astor won her husband's former seat in Plymouth and became the 1st woman to sit as a Member of Parliament in the House of Commons. She served in Parliament as a member of the Conservative Party for Plymouth Sutton until 1945.
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    • Personal 

    • England 

    • Religious views 

    • First campaign for Parliament 

    • Early years in Parliament 

    • 1930s 

    • Anti-Semitic, anti-Catholic and anti-Communist views 

    • World War II 

    • Final years 

    • Alleged quotations 

    • Commemoration 

    • Children