"The men will get their freedom. I do not want to rob them of anything that is good. I only want to ask them to consider others"
This formed part of the maiden speech of Nancy Astor the first woman MP to sit in the House of Commons. It was delivered on 24th February 1924 on the topic of the restriction of alcohol during the Liquor Traffic Restrictions debate
The House of Commons has a transcript from the speech from Hansard
It also has a 6 minute film about her impact and importance plus a general factual leaflet with an introduction to her career
Plus some digitised key documents on her contributions. they include letters, manuscripts and photos
Her full papers are held by the University of Reading. They have created an Astor100 feature which they are developing . It includes a 2019 presentation by Dr J. Turner Nancy Astor: First Steps Towards a Better Balanced World
Finally hear from Nancy Astor herself in this fascinating 1959 interview from the BBC Archive.
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