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Lady Astor taking the oath in the House of Commons #271614823
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Lady Astor taking the oath in the House of Commons, December 1st 1919, as a member for the Sutton Division of Plymouth. Nancy Witcher Langhorne Astor, Viscountess Astor, CH was an American-born British politician who was the first woman seated as a Member of Parliament, serving from 1919 to 1945. Astor's first husband was American Robert Gould Shaw II the couple separated after four years and divorced in 1903.
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