For our latest LONG READ, we are delighted to welcome Linda Gilroy, MP for Plymouth Sutton 1997-2010. Here Linda details Plymouth’s proud history of supporting women’s politics from suffrage to…Read More >
News and Events
The latest news and events from the Astor project.
The Astors in Scotland: 100 Years on Jura by Emily Astor
The Astor family name is synonymous with Cliveden and Plymouth however, Scotland was very important to the family too. Waldorf and Nancy Astor first spent time in Scotland shortly after…Read More >
LONG READ: The Faith that Motivated Nancy Astor by Robin Harragin Hussey
We are delighted to post a LONG READ by Robin Harragin Hussey on a much overlooked but fundamental influence on the life of Nancy Astor – her adherence to Christian…Read More >
Remembering Astor in Parliament by Dr Mari Takayanagi
Remembering Astor in Parliament Dr Mari Takayanagi Astor100 has been a great opportunity to promote women’s history in Parliament! As a Senior Archivist in the Parliamentary Archives, I’ve been working…Read More >
The First Article by Professor Pat Thane kicks off our OLH Special Collection: Nancy Astor, Public Women and Gendered Political Culture in Interwar Britain
We are very pleased to announce that the long needed ‘go to’ collection on Nancy Astor is now live at the Open Library of Humanities. The Special Collection is edited by…Read More >
The Mystery Surrounding Nancy Astor’s Birthday by Guy Baxter
Today is Nancy Astor’s birthday – or is it? In this blog from our University Archivist, Guy Baxter, Head of Cliveden House in Buckinghamshire, family home of Waldorf and Nancy…Read More >
The Unpublished Autobiography of Nancy Astor by Lisa Berry-Waite
We are delighted to welcome one of own alumni Lisa Berry-Waite as a guest blogger this week. Lisa is now a studying for a PhD at the University of Exeter,…Read More >
Reflections on Astor 100: An indelible part of our national story by Luke Pollard MP
Astor 100 has been an incredible success. My gender often makes me feel uneasy about writing about Nancy Astor but as the MP for Plymouth Sutton and Devonport, near enough…Read More >
Nancy Astor Papers online: ‘An Unconventional MP’ @LadyAstor100
As archives and research centres close their doors due to the government’s corona virus measures, we wanted to remind you that you can see a selection of materials from the…Read More >
Historical Desert Island Discs: Nancy Astor by Dr Jacqui Turner
The History Department at University of Reading are embarking on a new blog series – historical Desert Island Discs. You can find the series via twitter @UniRdg_History or directly on…Read More >
