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     Nancy Astor: First Steps Towards a Better Balanced World

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     The Astor Legacy Philanthropy That Shaped NYC

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     1959: Panorama: Nancy Astor

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     Lady Nancy Astor visits Bristol (1929)

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     Nancy Astor: the first woman to sit in the House of Commons 1919-1945

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     Nancy Astor (1879-1964) Viscountess Astor, CH

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     How Nancy Astor Called Out Stalin on Human Rights

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     NANCY WILSON LIVE - GUESS WHO I SAW TODAY

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     Nancy Reagan Funeral [FULL SERVICE]

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2. www.youtube.com › watchNancy Astor - Biography Bringing Real People & Real ... - YouTube

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   Biographies: Bringing Real People and Real History to Life Nancy Astor The first woman to take up a seat in Britain’s House of Commons, Lady Astor was actually an American, born Nancy...

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3. www.youtube.com › watchToday in History: Nancy Astor's Remarkable Journey ... - YouTube

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   Step back in time with us as we delve into the fascinating life of Nancy Astor, an American-born English socialite who shattered the glass ceiling to become ...

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4. www.youtube.com › watchOne Show Nancy Astor - YouTube

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   Dec 1, 2023 · A video discussing the story of the first female MP to take up her seat in the House of Commons, Nancy Astor. Story presented by Edwina Currie, taken from th...

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5. www.facebook.com › ukparliament › videosNancy Astor, 100 years on | 100 years ago today, British ...

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   100 years ago today, British politics changed forever. Nancy Astor became the first woman to sit in the UK House of Commons, just one year after women...

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6. www.bbc.co.uk › programmes › m001yyrrNancy: The Story of Lady Astor by Adrian Fort (Omnibus) - BBC

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   May 5, 2024 · The fascinating story of Nancy Astor, the first woman elected to take a seat in the British Parliament. From straitened beginnings in the Civil War-ravaged Deep South of America to marriage...

7. www.plymouthherald.co.uk › news › historyThe inspiring but inconvenient truth of Nancy Astor's legacy

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   Mar 8, 2020 · Plymouth's ugly landmarks, The Gasholders, to be demolished. He's probably more of a footnote in the Nancy Astor story as they divorced after six years, but not before having a son together...

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   Who was Nancy Astor?

   • The fascinating life of the first woman to take a seat in the British Parliament in 1919. Read by Anna Maxwell Martin. The fascinating story of Nancy Astor, the first woman elected to take a seat in the British Parliament. From straitened beginnings in the Civil War-ravaged Deep South of America to marriage into one of the world's richest families.

   Nancy: The Story of Lady Astor by Adrian Fort (Omnibus)

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   Who did Nancy Astor marry?

   • The finishing school educated Nancy began her integration into US high society and ended up marrying an American Socialite by the name of Robert Gould Shaw II. He's probably more of a footnote in the Nancy Astor story as they divorced after six years, but not before having a son together rather imaginatively named Robert Gould Shaw III.

   The inspiring but inconvenient truth of Nancy Astor's legacy

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   What happened to Nancy Astor?

   • After 1956, Nancy Astor became increasingly isolated. In 1959, she was honoured by receiving the Freedom of City of Plymouth. By this time, she had lost all her sisters and brothers, her colleague "Red Ellen" Wilkinson died in 1947, George Bernard Shaw died in 1950, and she did not take well to widowhood.

   Nancy Astor, Viscountess Astor - Wikipedia

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   Who was Lady Astor?

   • Lady Astor remained the MP in Plymouth Sutton for 26 years, winning seven consecutive elections until she was advised not to stand again by both her husband and the Conservative Party. Brilliantly, 24 female MPs took their seats in Parliament the year that Nancy retired sustaining her legacy of women in government.

   The inspiring but inconvenient truth of Nancy Astor's legacy

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9. www.bbc.co.uk › programmes › p00tpvlrBBC Two - Nancy Astor - Episode guide

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   The Langhornes of Virginia. The story of Nancy Astor who was the first woman to take her seat in the House of Commons. By genre: Drama. All episodes of Nancy Astor.