On this day - 1 December
Historical items of interest as featured in the papers of the day.
First female MP in the UK
On December 1st 1919 Nancy Astor became the first female Member of Parliament in the UK, having won the seat for Plymouth Sutton. The seat was held by her husband Waldorf Astor but he had to forfeit the seat when his father died as he succeeded his father's title of Viscount Astor and automatically became a member of the House of Lords. Nancy Astor then won the by-election for the seat.
She remained an MP until 1945 when she was encouraged to step down by her family, in part due to some of her strong views.
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