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THE TRUTH ABOUT: Betty boothroyd uk s first woman commons speaker dies at 93 | History Defined

Betty Boothroyd United Kingdom Lindsay Hoyle Kim Johnson House of Commons Labour Party
Boothroyd also served as a Labour Party MP from 1973 to 2000 [File: Matt Dunham/AP]

Betty Boothroyd, the first female speaker in Britain’s House of Commons, has died aged 93.

Lindsay Hoyle, the current speaker, announced her death in a statement on Monday, hailing Boothroyd as an “inspiring woman” and an “inspirational politician”.

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