Women Political Figures - More

A profile of Diane Abbott, first woman of African descent elected to the British Parliament.

A biography of Nancy Astor, society hostess and outspoken social critic who was the first woman seated in the House of Commons.

Quotes by Nancy Astor - part of an extensive collection of quotations by notable women.

Goldwater Republican Mary Crisp was an ardent proponent of women's rights, the Equal Rights Amendment, and abortion rights.

Bernadette Devlin, fiery socialist Catholic from Northern Ireland, was the youngest woman elected to Parliament.

Quotes by Barbara Honegger - part of an extensive collection of quotations by notable women.

Profile of Tonie Nathan, the first woman to receive an electoral vote in the United States.

Profile of Sandra Day O'Connor, first woman Supreme Court Justice in the United States.

Phyllis Schlafly biography - a profile of Phyllis Schlafly, ultraconservative Republican who organized to stop the Equal Rights Amendment from being ratified.