British MP Maureen Colquhoun was born on this day in 1928In 1974, Maureen Colquhoun made history when she became the first openly lesbian woman elected to the British Parliament. Born Maureen Smith in 1928, she was raised in a politically active household in Eastbourne. At the 1974 general election, Colquhoun was elected to Parliament. Colquhoun also earned a place in the history books as the first person to request being addressed as “Ms” in Parliament. Katherine Lee Bates was born in 1859Poet, author and academic Katherine Lee Bates was born on this day in 1859.