Queen hailed for breaking sexist attitudes in 1950s Britain as a young woman

Queen Elizabeth II has shattered sexist attitudes for years 1950 , when she ascended the throne, to become the nation's 'matriarch', said Harriet Harman.

Ms Harman, who carries the title Mother of the House as the oldest, said she marveled at the monarch's ability to "find her way as a woman in a man's world".

And she hailed the Queen for the " determination and courage" with which she established her position as a 25-year-old woman. -old woman surrounded by men rooted in assumptions of male superiority.

Paying tribute to Her Majesty in the House of Commons, the former Labor deputy leader said the Queen had done her duty" perfectly" as a "woman beginning her reign in what was then emphatically a man's world".

The leading feminist said, "We have to remember what the attitudes were back then. The agenda was that men were in charge and women were submissive.

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