Betty Boothroyd, Britain's First Female House of Commons Speaker, Dies at 93
Briefly

Betty Boothroyd, the first female speaker of Britain's House of Commons, who commanded over proceedings with wit and gravitas, died on Sunday.She was 93.Her death was confirmed by Lindsay Hoyle, the current speaker, who did not specify a cause or say where she died.The Associated Press said she died at a hospital in Cambridge, England.
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