Carve Her Name - #OnThisDay, 27 Apr 1992, Betty Boothroyd is elected as Speaker in the UK House of Commons. She is first woman to hold role. We love Betty: a working
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Natasa Pantelic on Twitter: "This year marks 30 years since Betty Boothroyd was elected the first female Speaker of the House of Commons and the first Speaker to be elected from the
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Baroness Betty Boothroyd, the first woman Speaker of the House of Commons, dies at Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge at 93
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