Betty boothroyd autobiography for kids

  • Boothroyd published her autobiography in She died on February 26, , in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.
  • Boothroyd never married nor had any children.
  • She tells of her childhood, her political career, the scandals and successes, why she decided to retire, and her plans for the future.

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    The Right Honourable

    The Baroness Boothroyd

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    Official portrait,

    Speaker of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom
    In office
    28 April  – 23 October
    MonarchElizabeth II
    Prime Minister
    Preceded byBernard Weatherill
    Succeeded byMichael Martin
    • Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons
    • Second Deputy Chair of Ways and Means
    In office
    17 June  – 27 April
    SpeakerBernard Weatherill
    Preceded byPaul Dean
    Succeeded byJanet Fookes
    Member of the House of Lords
    Lord Temporal
    In office
    15 January  – 26 February
    Life peerage
    Member of Parliament
    for West Bromwich West
    West Bromwich (–)
    In office
    24 May  – 23 October
    Preceded byMaurice Foley
    Succeeded byAdrian Bailey
    Personal details
    Born()8 October
    Dewsbury, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
    Died26 February () (aged 93)
    Cambridge, England
    Political party
    Alma materK

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    The enormous respect and affection of the British public for Betty Boothroyd has its roots in a strong belief in what she stands for: fair play, an unshakeable sense of honour and a passionate belief in the sovereignty of Parliament. Her convictions, she has said, are set in 'Yorkshire granite'. Born into a working class family in Dewsbury in , there was little money, but Betty grew up in a home that radiated love and warmth. Betty was popular and a talented dancer who eventually went on to become one of the celebrated Tiller Girls - the full story of which she tells here for the first time. But bygd the age of twenty-five, Betty's dreams of taking the West End bygd storm had crashed - and her father's mål of seeing her settled with a nice safe job had been abandoned. Undaunted, she won a national speaking award, stood for election to the local council and became a full-time worker for the Labour Party. ingenting would ever part Betty Boothroyd from politics igen. In Betty began

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    Betty Boothroyd

    British politician (–)

    Betty Boothroyd, Baroness Boothroyd (8 October – 26 February ), was a British politician who served as a member of Parliament (MP) for West Bromwich and West Bromwich West from to A member of the Labour Party, she served as Speaker of the House of Commons from to She was previously a Deputy Speaker from to [2] She was the first and as of , the only woman to serve as Speaker.[3] Boothroyd later sat in the House of Lords as, in accordance with tradition, a crossbench peer.[4]

    Early life

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    Boothroyd was born in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, in , as the only child of Ben Archibald Boothroyd (–) and his second wife Mary (née Butterfield, –), both textile workers. She was educated at council schools and went on to study at Dewsbury College of Commerce and Art (now Kirklees College). From to , she worked as a dancer, as a member of the Tiller Girls dancing troupe,[5] briefly appearing at the London Pallad

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