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‘That Vexed Question’: Nancy Astor’s Maiden Speech by Melanie Khuddro

Posted on
28th February 202028th February 2020

This month we are celebrating the 100-year mark of Nancy Astor delivering her maiden speech to the House of Commons. A little over two months after becoming the first women…Read More >

‘That Vexed Question’: Nancy Astor’s Maiden Speech by Melanie Khuddro

Nancy Astor: A Mother in the House by Dr Jacqui Turner

Posted on
2nd May 20197th August 2020

Blog post from The History of Parliament by Dr Jacqui Turner from the University of Reading and PhD student, Kate Meanwell, discussing Nancy Astor’s role as a mother to her five children as…Read More >

Nancy Astor: A Mother in the House by Dr Jacqui Turner

Astor Sculptor chosen

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18th February 20193rd April 2020

The installation of a statue commemorating Nancy Astor, the first woman to take her seat in the UK Parliament moved a step closer this week when a designer was chosen…Read More >

Astor Sculptor chosen
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