 Also in 1952 , Bessie 's volatile temperament caused her to become the first woman member to be suspended from the House of Commons , after she repeatedly protested to the Deputy Speaker for failing to call her during a debate on the textile industry , a matter of great concern to her constituents . In general , her forthright attitude won her cross @-@ party respect , and in 1953 she was appointed by Churchill ( who had returned as prime minister in 1951 ) to the Royal Commission on Mental Health , otherwise known as the Percy Commission , whose work led to the Mental Health Act 1959 . 
