Nancy Witcher Astor

GPTKB entity

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Politician
gptkbp:advocated_for Education reform
Social reform
gptkbp:affiliated_with gptkb:National_Union_of_Women's_Suffrage_Societies
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Women's_Social_and_Political_Union
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Cliveden_Set
gptkbp:birth_date 1879-05-19
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Danville,_Virginia,_USA
gptkbp:burial_place Cliveden, Buckinghamshire, England
gptkbp:children gptkb:John_Astor,_3rd_Viscount_Astor
gptkbp:contributed_to gptkb:British_politics
gptkbp:death_date 1964-05-02
gptkbp:education Misses' School, London
gptkbp:honors Honorary Doctorate from the University of Edinburgh
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Nancy Witcher Astor
gptkbp:image https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/ Nancy_ Astor%2 C_1st_ Viscountess_ Astor.jpg/800px-Nancy_ Astor%2 C_1st_ Viscountess_ Astor.jpg
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:election
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Emmeline_Pankhurst
gptkbp:is_a_member_of Parliamentary Committee on Education
Parliamentary Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defense
Parliamentary Committee on Education and Health
Parliamentary Committee on Foreign Affairs
Parliamentary Committee on Health
Parliamentary Committee on Home Affairs
Parliamentary Committee on Social Services
Parliamentary Committee on Women's Issues
Parliamentary Committee on Women's Rights
Parliamentary Committee on Social and Economic Policy
gptkbp:is_opposed_by gptkb:Fascism
gptkbp:is_recognized_for Pioneering role for women in Parliament
gptkbp:known_as gptkb:Lady_Astor
gptkbp:known_for Advocacy for women's rights
gptkbp:legacy Inspiration for future female politicians
gptkbp:legislation Women's rights legislation
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notable_work First woman to sit as a Member of Parliament in the UK
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:Member_of_Parliament
gptkbp:participated_in gptkb:House_of_Commons
gptkbp:political_career 1919-1945
gptkbp:political_party gptkb:Conservative_Party
gptkbp:predecessor Sir William Astor, 2nd Baronet
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:Astor_family
gptkbp:residence Cliveden, Buckinghamshire, England
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Andrew_Astor
gptkbp:successor Sir John Astor, 3rd Baronet
gptkbp:supported gptkb:League_of_Nations
gptkbp:term_end 1945-07-05
gptkbp:term_start 1919-11-28
gptkbp:title Viscountess Astor
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Lady_Astor
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6