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Nancy Witcher Astor, Viscountess Astor (19 May 1879 – 2 May 1964) was an American-born British politician who was the first woman seated as a Member of Parliament (MP), serving from 1919 to 1945. [ a ] [ 1 ] Astor was born in Danville , Virginia and raised in Greenwood , Virginia.
This is a list of women who have been elected as members of Parliament (MPs) ... Nancy Astor [a] Plymouth Sutton: 1919: 1945: Retired
The following is a chronological sequence of longest-serving female MPs via the seniority criteria used to determine the Mother of the House. [ 11 ] Whilst the term "Mother of the House" was first used in 1920 in reference to Nancy Astor, it did not have an official role or widespread use until 2017 when it was popularized in reference to ...
Margaret Beckett has been the longest serving female MP in the history of the House of Commons. She was an MP for Lincoln from 10 October 1974 until 7 April 1979, and served as MP for Derby South from 9 June 1983 until 30 May 2024.
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Kamala Harris and Nancy Pelosi: How America's most powerful women look to make history again Sarah D. Wire, Michael Collins and Susan Page, USA TODAY Updated August 18, 2024 at 6:56 PM
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi strode into the Capitol on Thursday morning dressed in a suffragist-white pantsuit, flanked by top aides as her filmmaker daughter, Alexandra, who has for three decades ...
[50] [52] In the early years of women in Congress, such a seat was usually held only until the next general election, and the women retired after that single Congress, thereby becoming a placeholders to finishing elected terms of their husbands. [52] As the years progressed, however, more and more of these widow successors sought reelection.