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This is a list of peerages created for women in the peerages of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, or the United Kingdom. It does not include peerages created for men which were later inherited by women, or life peerages created since 1958 under the Life Peerages Act 1958. Background Prior to the regular creation of life peerages, the great majority of peerages were created for men ...
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List of peerages created for women; W. Women in the House of Lords This page was last edited on 18 October 2019, at 08:39 (UTC). Text is available under the ...
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More than 1,600 life peerages have been created in the Peerage of the United Kingdom under the Life Peerages Act 1958. List of life peerages (1958–1979) Created under the premierships of Harold Macmillan, Sir Alec Douglas-Home, Harold Wilson, Edward Heath, and James Callaghan; List of life peerages (1979–1997)
There is no limit on the number of peerages the sovereign may create under the Life Peerages Act. Normally life peerages are granted to individuals nominated by political parties or by the House of Lords Appointments Commission, and in order to honour retiring politicians, current senior judges, and senior members of the armed forces. [13]
The Life Peerages Act 1958 made possible the creation of peerages for life, in order to address the declining number of active members. [5] Women were immediately eligible and four were among the first life peers appointed, including Baroness Wootton of Abinger , who was the first woman to be appointed, [ 6 ] and Baroness Swanborough , who was ...
The Peerage of England comprises all peerages created in the Kingdom of England before the Act of Union in 1707. From that year, the Peerages of England and Scotland were closed to new creations, and new peers were created in a single Peerage of Great Britain. There are five peerages in the United Kingdom in total.