Betty Boothroyd Autobiography: The Autobiography

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Roedd Betty Boothroyd, Barwnes Boothroyd, OM , yn wleidydd Prydeinig ( 8 Hydref 1929 – 26 Chwefror 2023) a wasanaethodd fel Aelod Seneddol (AS) dros West Bromwich a Gorllewin West Bromwich rhwng 1973 a 2000. Hi oedd y fenyw gyntaf i wasanaethu fel Llefarydd Tŷ’r Cyffredin, [1]rhwng 1992 a 2000. [2] Eisteddodd Boothroyd yn ddiweddarach fel arglwydd traws-fainc yn Nhŷ'r Arglwyddi . [3] Bywyd cynnar [ golygu | golygu cod ] By this time, Baroness Boothroyd had proven herself to hold great authority and conviction and was persuaded by some Labour colleagues to run to replace him.

Yn yr 1950au, bu Boothroyd yn ysgrifennydd i'r ASau Llafur Barbara Castle [6] a Geoffrey de Freitas. [7] Ym 1960, teithiodd i'r Unol Daleithiau i weld ymgyrch Kennedy . Dechreuodd weithio yn Washington DC fel cynorthwydd deddfwriaethol i Gyngreswr Americanaidd, Silvio Conte. Dychwelodd i Lundain ac wedyn parhaodd â'i gwaith fel ysgrifennydd i wleidyddion Llafur, yn gynnwys Harry Walston . [8] Ym 1965, cafodd ei hethol i sedd ar Gyngor Bwrdeistref Hammersmith, lle y bu hyd 1968. [9] [10] Boothroyd had a down-to-earth, no-nonsense manner. She was, famously, a former member of the Tiller Girls dancing troupe but she was also a working-class northerner, born and raised in the Yorkshire mill town of Dewsbury, the only child of parents who had both started work at the age of 13. She failed the 11-plus and became a shop assistant and then a shorthand-typist. Barbara Castle, for whom Boothroyd once worked as a secretary, wrote that the moral of Boothroyd’s career was: “You never know what people are capable of until you give them the opportunity to show it.” During the mid-to-late 1950s, Boothroyd worked as secretary to Labour MPs Barbara Castle [7] and Geoffrey de Freitas. [8] In 1960, she travelled to the United States to see the Kennedy campaign. She subsequently worked in Washington, DC as a legislative assistant to American Congressman Silvio Conte, between 1960 and 1962. When she returned to London, she resumed her work as a secretary and political assistant to various senior Labour politicians including Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Harry Walston. [9] In 1965, she was elected to a seat on Hammersmith Borough Council, in Gibbs Green ward, where she remained until 1968. [10] [11] Member of Parliament [ edit ] I don't say prime ministers have got the answer to every question. Of course, they haven't. But at least they've got to have a stab at it and make an attempt and it is not [happening] these days."

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Betty joins the League of Labour Youth and, in those unreconstructed days: 'I entered a beauty contest and won a prize.' This is just one of many relentless references to her physical attractiveness. Her 'shapely' legs get many a mention. She quotes - without complaint - a man's description of her as a 'solid, comely wench'. She is delighted when Cosmopolitan names 'me one of its favourite babes'. Goodness knows why the lady needs to protest so much. No wonder she is despised by the more feminist generation of younger Labour women, a sentiment returned with interest. Archived copy" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 8 February 2017 . Retrieved 27 May 2017. {{ cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title ( link) Hoyle previously admitted that Boothroyd “gets me put in my place” with regular phone calls telling him whether he is getting things right or wrong, and encouraging him to “tell him (the prime minister) straight”. I heard she was with Ellen Degeneres now and BillieJean King hasn't forgiven her for the affair with Martina Navratalove.EUROPEANPARLIAMENT(MEMBERSHIP)(Hansard,1March1977)". ParliamentaryDebates(Hansard). 1 March 1977. Archived from the original on 16 January 2017 . Retrieved 13 January 2017. Betty Boothroyd campaigning as the Labour candidate during the Nelson and Colne byelection of 1968. Photograph: PA

Betty is a heart-warming celebration of the human spirit and the unexpected rewards that can come from thinking outside of the dispatch box. BettyBoothroydtobeawardedhonorarydegree–UniversityofStAndrews". st-andrews.ac.uk. Archived from theoriginal on 3 October 2015 . Retrieved 29 July 2017. Boothroyd, whose parents were textile workers, grew up in northern England. She originally envisioned a career as a dancer, and after attending Dewsbury College of Commerce and Art, she performed for a time with a troupe called the Tiller Girls, a successful stage and television act. Artwork – Baroness Boothroyd". UK Parliament. Archived from the original on 8 July 2017 . Retrieved 29 July 2017.

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I have no idea who she's with and nor do I care but what has it got to do with you, me or anyone else.Surely she's entitled to a private life. Who are you with ? :eek: