cliveden, liverpool, november 1919. dear lady astor...ut the whole country. this was a woman running to become a member of parliament. a wealthy and privileged woman who proved a popular campaigner. i think she had appealed, she had appealed throughout, i would say, the full spectrum of social classes. and she also approached people in a rarely positive and engaging way. —— in a really positive and engaging way. nancy astor received hundreds of letters from the public on her by—election victory in 1919. dozens of them feature in a centenary display in the grounds of cliveden. the news of that election must have spread very quickly because we have letters dated the 28th of november which is the day nancy astor was elected. my name is nancy and i am so pleased that the first name of —— the of the first woman to enter parliament is also called nancy. this young child, who was aware of what was happening, gives some indication of the significance of the event and what it meant to such a wide spread of people. a pavilion built to celebrate a p