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Nancy Astor

Broadcast: April 8-May 27, 1984. The spirited and beautiful Nancy Langhorne took the English establishment by storm and was to become the first woman member of Parliament. A fierce, outspoken campaigner, as Lady Astor she gained notoriety when her "Cliveden Set" was embroiled in the row over appeasement with Hitler. Later her home was the center of scandal when news broke of the Profumo affair.
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