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THE LONG READ: Nancy Astor – pioneering, problematic and feminist by default by Professor Julie Gottlieb and Dr Jacqui Turner

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28th November 20187th August 2020

Today is the 99th anniversary of Lady Nancy Astor’s election to Parliament in a by-election in Plymouth, becoming the first woman to take her seat in the House of Commons….Read More >

THE LONG READ: Nancy Astor – pioneering, problematic and feminist by default by Professor Julie Gottlieb and Dr Jacqui Turner

PRESS RELEASE 02 November: Statue Crowd Funder Launch – UK Prime Minister backs campaign

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2nd November 201826th September 2019

UK PRIME MINISTER BACKS CAMPAIGN TO RAISE A STATUE TO LADY NANCY ASTOR Release Date 02 November 2018 UK Prime Minister Theresa May has backed a campaign to erect a…Read More >

PRESS RELEASE 02 November: Statue Crowd Funder Launch – UK Prime Minister backs campaign

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