<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betty_Boothroyd" id="mw-Q" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Betty Boothroyd">Betty Boothroyd</a> becomes the first woman to be <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speaker_of_the_British_House_of_Commons_election,_1992" id="mw-g" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Speaker of the British House of Commons election, 1992">elected</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speaker_of_the_House_of_Commons_(United_Kingdom)" id="mw-w" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Speaker of the House of Commons (United Kingdom)">Speaker</a> of the <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_House_of_Commons" id="mw_A" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="British House of Commons">British House of Commons</a> in its 700-year history.