From 1958 the House of Lords administration had to adapt to women members in all sort of ways, from deciding what to call them (women peers or peeresses) to providing more bathrooms.
Baroness Swanborough takes the oath in the House of Lords 21 October 1958
Tricorne hat for women peers
Correspondence on women peers hats and names, 1962
Peeresses or women peers?
Accommodation
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