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Nancy Astor the Viscountess Astor

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[Wikipedia] Nancy Witcher Langhorne Astor, Viscountess Astor was an American-born British politician who was the first woman seated as a Member of Parliament (MP), serving from 1919 to 1945. Astor was born in Danville, Virginia, and raised in Greenwood, Virginia. Her first marriage, to socialite Robert Gould Sh

Quotes by Nancy Astor the Viscountess Astor

“(Exchange with Winston Churchill) Churchill explains that having a woman in Parliament was like having one intrude on him in the bathroom,…

Nancy Astor the Viscountess Astor

Handsome

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“Nancy Astor: "Sir, if you were my husband, I'd poison your tea." Winston Churchill: "Madame,i f you were my wife, I'd drink…

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Husband

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“Jakie, is it my birthday or am I dying?" (Seeing all her children assembled at her bedside in her last illness.)”

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Birthday

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“Lady Astor was also said to have responded to a question from Churchill about what disguise he should wear to a masquerade…

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Drinking

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“Nancy Astor: "Winston, you are a drunk!" Winston Churchill: "And you, madam, are ugly. But I shall be sober in the morning."…

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Drinking

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