- First woman Speaker of the House of Commons, 1992-2000
- Chancellor of the Open University since 1994.
- Freeman of the City of London, 1993.
- Admitted to the Privy Council in 1992.
- MP for West Bromwich West, 1974-2000 (West Bromwich, 1973-1974).
- Created a life peer in 2001.
- At the age of 17 she pursued a brief career as a dancer with the celebrated "Tiller Girl" dancers.
- She was awarded the O.M. (Order of Merit) in the 2005 Queen's New Years Honors List for her services to government.
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