The revolutionary countess who became first woman elected to UK Parliament If you wander the halls of the Houses of Parliament, you’ll see a few sculptures and other tributes to a person named Lady Nancy Astor.
In the accompanying captions, you’ll read she’s notable as the first woman to take a seat in the House of Commons, serving for 26 years as the MP for Plymouth Sutton.
Constance already had strong ties to Ireland as much of her childhood was spent in the family home of Lissadell in Sligo, but her attachment was about to grow far more profound.
5/4/16] You may also notice that these descriptions are often quite awkwardly worded, usually focusing on the fact she was the first to physically sit on the green benches.
; Shutterstock ID 146654096; purchase_order: -; job: -; client: -; other: -] When she was 25, she took her brushes and canvas to Paris, where she continued her studies and married a Polish count named Casimir Dunin-Markievicz.
