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 >
News and Events
The latest news and events from the Astor project.
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 >
The census: a treasure trove of material for historians by Peter Jolly
In the spirit of the upcoming widening research focus of the Astor100 web pages, we are pleased to present a blog on the importance and utilisation of the 1921 census by…Read More >
#IWD2022 Benchwarmer to Battleaxe: Nancy Astor and her Maiden Speech, by Abbie Tibbott
Nancy Astor was Britain’s first elected woman to take her seat in Parliament. In a political career that spanned over thirty years, Astor recognised her position as the first female…Read More >
NEWS AND EVENTS: Upcoming update to Astor100 pages
We are in the process of updating the Astor100 pages to create a space for broader research on Astor and the gendererd politics of the interwar period. Please bear with…Read More >
Votes for Women in India: the early female MPs and their lobbying for Indian suffrage by Dr Sumita Mukherjee
This blogpost by Sumita Mukerhjee was first published on Parliament’s UK Vote 100 blog and is reproduced with permission. Just because I am re-reading Sumita’s work, talking to my part…Read More >
‘My early life in Virginia’ by Nancy Astor (edited by Emily Astor)
I was born in Danville Virginia and had three brothers and four sisters , all of whom I adored Lizzie was the eldest , she had pretty eyes and lovely…Read More >
