Nancy Astor, Viscountess Astor 1879–1964 Source: Wikimedia Commons About Nancy Astor, Viscountess Astor first female Member of Parliament to take her seat (1879-1964) People from the Same Era Giuseppe Volpi 1877–1947 art collector, businessperson, entrepreneur, politician Venice William O'Brien 1881–1968 politician, trade unionist Clonakilty Theo Goedvriend 1879–1969 copyist, draftsperson, etcher, graphic artist, illustrator, lino cutter, lithographer, painter De Steeg Stanisław Skrzyński 1877–1935 military officer Vradiivka Helen Brooks Davis 1877–1932 William S. Browning 1877–1944 military officer Brooklyn