She was the first of four women to be appointed as a life peer, entitled to serve in the House of Lords, under the Life Peerages Act 1958, after the names of the holders of the first 14 life peerages to be created had been announced on 24 July.
One of four women chosen for life peer status, allowing them to sit in the House of Lords under the Life Peerages Act 1958, after the names of the initial 14 life peerages were announced on July 24th.