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.
Essentials
Personal
England
Religious views
First campaign for Parliament
Early years in Parliament
1930s
Anti-Semitic, anti-Catholic and anti-Communist views