Betty Boothroyd Autobiography: The Autobiography

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See also: 1992 Speaker of the British House of Commons election Boothroyd's Speaker's shoe in the Women's LibraryLangdon, Julia (27 February 2023). "Lady Boothroyd obituary". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077 . Retrieved 27 February 2023. Betty Boothroyd: To Parliament and beyond". BBC. 24 Hydref 2001. Archifwyd o'r gwreiddiol ar 24 May 2009 . Cyrchwyd 21 Ionawr 2009. She was a truly outstanding speaker, presiding with great authority, warmth and wit, for which she had our deep respect and admiration,” Blair wrote. Honorary degrees". 21 July 1995. Archived from the original on 29 July 2017 . Retrieved 29 July 2017.

London Borough Council Elections 7 May 1964" (PDF). London Datastore. London County Council . Retrieved 3 May 2022. Betty Boothroyd, in full Baroness Boothroyd, of Sandwell in the County of West Midlands, (born October 8, 1929, Dewsbury, West Riding of Yorkshire, England—died February 26, 2023, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England), British Labour Party politician who was the first female speaker of the House of Commons (1992–2000). Speaking to Andrew Marr on LBC, Harman said: “I think it was all the more important then that she was a woman speaker because it was such a man’s world and therefore the symbol of having a woman in the chair was incredibly important not just for parliament but for all of public life. It basically said, ‘look, a woman can be an authority over all of these men’,” Harman added. HouseofCommonsSpeaker'sResidence". C-SPAN. Archived from the original on 21 February 2019 . Retrieved 15 February 2019. Parliamentary career for Baroness Boothroyd – MPs and Lords – UK Parliament". Parliament of the United Kingdom . Retrieved 13 May 2021.BettyBoothroyd:ToParliamentandbeyond". BBC. 24 October 2001. Archived from the original on 24 May 2009 . Retrieved 21 January 2009. To be the first woman speaker was truly groundbreaking and Betty certainly broke that glass ceiling with panache. Boothroyd was additionally made an Honorary Fellow of Newnham College, Cambridge, in 1994. [54] Publications [ edit ] She grew up in a working-class family in Dewsbury and became involved in politics at a young age as her mother was a member of the women’s section of the Labour party.

Tominey, Camilla (27 February 2023). "Betty Boothroyd, first female Speaker, dies aged 93". The Telegraph . Retrieved 27 February 2023. St Edmund's College – University of Cambridge". st-edmunds.cam.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 10 September 2018 . Retrieved 10 September 2018. Boothroyd was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Civil Law (Hon DCL) by the City University London in 1993. She was chancellor of the Open University from 1994 until October 2006 and donated some of her personal papers to the University's archives. In March 1995, she was awarded an honorary degree from the Open University as Doctor of the University (DUniv). In 1999 she was made an Honorary Fellow of St Hugh's College, Oxford. [25] Two portraits of Boothroyd have been part of the parliamentary art collection since 1994 and 1999, respectively. [26] [27]Hardy Amies, designer by appointment, dresses her for the part. She uses a heritage fund to buy a 'neoclassical diamond tiara', an ersatz crown to wear to state dinners. 'When I retired, it was sent to Wartski's, the Queen's jeweller, to sell at a handsome profit.' BritishParliament'sNewSpeakerSays'CallMeMadam' ". The Christian Science Monitor. 29 April 1992 . Retrieved 27 February 2023. EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT (MEMBERSHIP) (Hansard, 1 July 1975)". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). 1 July 1975. Archived from the original on 16 January 2017 . Retrieved 13 January 2017. By this time, Baroness Boothroyd had proven herself to hold great authority and conviction and was persuaded by some Labour colleagues to run to replace him.