Nancy Witcher Astor

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gptkbp:instanceOf politician
gptkbp:advocatesFor Social reforms
Health care reforms
Equal pay for women
Child welfare reforms
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Plymouth_Conservative_Association
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:British_suffrage_movement
Women’s social and political union
gptkbp:awards Honorary degrees
gptkbp:birthDate 1879-05-19
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Danville,_Virginia,_USA
gptkbp:children 1
gptkbp:civicEngagement Philanthropy
gptkbp:contributedTo Women's empowerment initiatives
Women's rights legislation
Social_change_in_Britain
gptkbp:culturalImpact Role model for women
gptkbp:deathDate 1964-05-02
gptkbp:education Misses Cruttenden's School
gptkbp:electionYear gptkb:Plymouth,_Sutton
gptkbp:founded gptkb:Astor_Foundation
gptkbp:historicalSignificance First woman to take her seat in Parliament
gptkbp:honors Astor_Award_for_Women_in_Politics
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%2C_1st_Viscountess_Astor.jpg/800px-Nancy_Astor%2C_1st_Viscountess_Astor.jpg
gptkbp:influenced Women in politics
Legislation on women's rights
Political discourse on gender issues
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:American_suffragists
gptkbp:inspiration Future generations of female politicians
Women’s rights activists.
gptkbp:knownFor Advocacy for women's rights
Political activism
gptkbp:legacy Pioneer_for_women_in_British_politics
gptkbp:nationality American
gptkbp:notableFeature First female MP in the House of Commons
gptkbp:notableWork First woman to sit as a Member of Parliament in the UK
gptkbp:occupation politician
gptkbp:office Member_of_Parliament_(MP)
gptkbp:participatedIn Parliamentary debates
gptkbp:politicalAffiliation gptkb:Conservative_Party
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Conservative_Party
gptkbp:politicalRole 1919-1945
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Sir_John_Wardlaw-Milne
gptkbp:promoted Women's education
gptkbp:recognizedBy gptkb:British_government
Leadership_in_Parliament
gptkbp:recognizes Trailblazer for women in politics
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Astor_family
gptkbp:religion Anglican
gptkbp:residence gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Walter_Astor,_2nd_Viscount_Astor
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Sir_John_Wardlaw-Milne
gptkbp:supported Women's suffrage movement
Labor rights
Education for girls
gptkbp:termEnd 1945
gptkbp:termStart 1919