Madam Speaker
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| Originally published | 1995 |
| Authors | Paul Routledge |
| Genres | Biography |
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| ID | 3011788 |
About Madam Speaker
This biography traces Betty Boothroyd's humble beginnings as the only child of an impoverished textile-working couple in the Pennine town of Dewsbury, where she formed a desire to change society. . . .
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... Ms Melaniphy added: " In the country she was known to many people as Baroness Boothroyd, in Parliament she was Madam Speaker, but to us she was simply Betty...
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... She moved onto a different public stage when she pursued her other passion, politics, and ended up with a starring role in the House of Commons as the first Madam Speaker from 1992 to 2000...