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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]University of Reading Special Collections<\/a> and Dr Jacqui Turner worked with National Trust at Cliveden to construct and launch an extensive programme celebrating the life and times of Nancy Astor. We used the landscape to interpret Nancy’s life and legacy and challenged the way that women and power are typically represented.<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”989″ img_size=”full”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

Nancy Astor; vigour, vitality and cheek<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The ‘Nancy Astor; vigour, vitality and cheek’<\/strong> programme launched at Cliveden on 25 April 2019, 100 years since Nancy Astor made history by becoming the first woman to take her seat in The Houses of Parliament. Through a series of exhibits and events, Cliveden explored Nancy\u2019s legacy as a politician, a champion of women\u2019s rights, as a wife and mother and as an entertainer of celebrities and controversial characters. It also looked at the influence she had on the development of the House and Gardens, and how she made Cliveden her own.<\/p>\n

Find out more about the programme here.<\/a><\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1658933516071{padding-top: 5px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;background-color: #d6dbdd !important;}”]“My vigour, vitality, and cheek repel me. I am the kind of woman I would run from.” <\/strong>– Nancy Astor<\/em>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

Letters to Nancy<\/h3>\n

A display in the Blenheim Pavilion showed some of the many hundreds of letters Nancy received in 1919, at the time of her election. From positive words of reassurance to the less certain \u201c\u2026Dear lady don\u2019t be consistently feminist or you will ruin our cause!\u201d, the letters portrayed the impact that a woman taking a seat in parliament had on the people of Britain.[\/vc_column_text][vc_media_grid element_width=”6″ grid_id=”vc_gid:1658933243368-b6ee482c-03b8-8″ include=”987,988″][vc_media_grid grid_id=”vc_gid:1658933013737-4b954088-ec58-2″ include=”698,1302,697″][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

Astor Voices<\/h3>\n

The celebration also included ‘Astor Voices’ with oral testimonies from Nancy’s grandchildren as they walk through the Cliveden estate, providing a glimpse of the Nancy only those close to her had the chance to experience. Did you know that the Blenheim Pavilion was once the Astor grandchildren’s sand pit?<\/p>\n

The recordings will be deposited in the British Library.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

Historical Interpreters<\/h3>\n

Volunteer groups performed scenarios inspired by Nancy’s life.<\/p>\n

For more information about The Astors at Cliveden visit The National Trust website.<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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