My summer researching the archives and papers of the first female MP to take her seat in parliament: Nancy Astor and her role in the 1928 Equal Franchise Act at…Read More >
News and Events
The latest news and events from the Astor project.
Women firsts in Cabinet: A long view
Labour have won a historic landslide in the 2024 general election, but it is also a historic moment for women in parliament as Rachel Reeves becomes the first female Chancellor…Read More >
‘Who to immortalise as a sculpture? The centenary of suffrage in Britain and competing narratives of women’s emancipation’
I am delighted that an article ‘Who to immortalise as a sculpture? The centenary of suffrage in Britain and competing narratives of women’s emancipation’ by Julie Gottlieb (Professor of Modern…Read More >
Nancy Astor and the Tommies of the First World War: An Image Gallery of Nancy Astor’s Correspondence with Samuel Deans, by Noah Strauss
Nancy Astor and the Tommies of the First World War: An Image Gallery of Nancy Astor’s Correspondence with Samuel Deans, by Noah Strauss First posted on March 31, 2023 by readinghistory…Read More >
Women’s History Month: Jacqui Turner on ‘Nancy Astor’s Legacy’
Many thanks to the University of Reading for this short film on ‘Nancy Astor’s Legacy’: Uni of Reading on Twitter: “Nancy Astor was the first woman MP to take her…Read More >
‘Piety, Sobriety and Variety’: the first three female MPs to arrive at Westminster by Jacqui Turner
First posted by Connecting Research on 14 March 2023 Much has been written about Constance Markievicz, the first woman elected to parliament at the general election 1918 and Nancy Astor,…Read More >
Congratulations Dr Melanie Khuddro!
Announcement Here at the History Department at the University of Reading we are delighted to announce that our Astor100 stalwart and PhD researcher, Melanie Khuddro is now Dr Melanie Khuddro…Read More >
History, Gaming and Churchill’s “Promise” by Abbie Tibbott
Tucked away in a time-shift segment of Assassin’s Creed Syndicate is a short conversation between the playable character, Lydia Frye, and Winston Churchill. Whilst playing the game, this short exchange…Read More >
Congratulations Alexis Bowater OBE!
The whole of the Astor100 team were delighted and extraordinarily proud to hear the news that the Alexis Bowater, Chair of the Nancy Astor Statue Committee received an OBE in…Read More >
So here we are again… sex and misogyny in Parliament by Dr Jacqui Turner
So here we are again, after a weekend of press and parliamentary misogyny, the subsequent outrage will inevitably simmer down and go away until the next time…and the next time……Read More >
