PRESS RELEASE: 27 November 2018 A year-long series of activities and public events celebrating Britain’s first woman to sit in Parliament has launched, leading up to the centenary of her election…Read More >
News and Events
The latest news and events from the Astor project.
THE LONG READ: Nancy Astor – pioneering, problematic and feminist by default by Professor Julie Gottlieb and Dr Jacqui Turner
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 >
PRESS RELEASE 02 November: Statue Crowd Funder Launch – UK Prime Minister backs campaign
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 >
