Astor100 is a celebration of the life and legacy of Nancy Astor, the first woman to take her seat in the British Parliament. Astor was elected Conservative MP for Plymouth Sutton in 1919, becoming the first woman to sit in the House of Commons, and continued to represent the constituency until 1945.
The #Astor100 project brings together a series of events and information about Nancy Astor and other early female MPs. Building on the work of the Vote100 project, Astor100 will continue to highlight the many past and present issues of gender imbalance in UK politics.
The project is a partnership between the University of Reading, groups in Astor’s constituency in Plymouth, the National Trust, owners of her former country home at Cliveden, and the Houses of Parliament.
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