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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 ...
This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. Relevant discussion may be found on the talk page. Please help improve this article by introducing citations to additional sources. Find sources: "List of peerages inherited by women" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (January 2011) In the peerages of the British Isles, most titles have traditionally been created for ...
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)
List of peerages created for women; W. Women in the House of Lords This page was last edited on 26 August 2024, at 20:24 (UTC). Text is available under the ...
List of peerages created for women; List of peerages inherited by women This page was last edited on 18 March 2022, at 00:00 (UTC). Text is ...
The reasons behind two controversial peerages awarded by Boris Johnson have been published after an 18-month freedom of information battle. Baroness Owen of Alderley Edge and Lord Kempsell, two ...
Nevertheless, life peerages lingered. From the reign of James I to that of George II (between 1603 and 1760), 18 life peerages were created for women. Women, however, were excluded from sitting in the House of Lords, so it was unclear whether or not a life peerage would entitle a man to do the same.
This is a list of life peerages in the Peerage of the United Kingdom created under the Life Peerages Act 1958 from 1979 to 1997, during the tenures of the Conservative prime ministers Margaret Thatcher and John Major.