#OnThisDay Monday 1st December 2014 - Lady Nancy Astor was the first female to take her seat in the British Parliament on this day in 1919....
Dec 01, 2014, 05:35 PM
The #OnThisDay take on the anniversary of Nancy, Viscountess Astor becoming the first woman to take a seat in Parliament on this day in 1919. Born in Virginia, she moved to England and married Waldorf Astor, MP for Plymouth Sutton, in 1906. When Waldorf Astor succeeded to the peerage Nancy was elected for the Conservative party and held her seat until she retired in 1945.
'On This Day...Monday 1st December 2014' written, performed, edited and produced by Richard Usher
'On This Day...Monday 1st December 2014' © Larynx Productions and Richard Usher 2014