eBook - ePub

My Two Countries

Name: My Two Countries
ISBN: 9781396319235

Lady Nancy Astor,

46 pages
English
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Available on iOS & Android

eBook - ePub

My Two Countries

Lady Nancy Astor,

About this book

"If you were my husband, I'd poison your tea, " Lady Astor famously said to Churchill. "Madam, if you were my wife, I'd drink it."Lady Nancy Astor was the first woman to take a seat in the British Parliament. In her book she provides insight on how it was to be a female figure in a male dominated government. She cared not for "scholarly attainments or oratorical orations" but rather "spoke from the heart", which both baffled and charmed the British politicians and public.It's a short read that promotes feminism and political reform in the aftermath of World War II, and chronicles the journey of how she rose to become a historical figure against all odds - and a truly inspirational tale.Astor was an often controversial figure. Some put her rule-breaking ways down to her American upbringing, but she was always a unique character. As her quotes show, she was famous for her quick wit, and an occasional cruel streak."When I arrived at my destination some of the Honourable Members looked upon me more as a pirate than a Pilgrim!""Ever since I first entered the Mother of Parliaments I realised that I had ceased to be a person and had become a symbol.""Pioneers may be picturesque figures, but they are often rather lonely ones.""I can conceive of nothing worse than a man-governed world except a woman-governed world, but I can see the combination of the two going forward and making civilisation.""I fear bombs in politics far less than I do apathy.""History is more romantic to read than to make."

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