▁Branch . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : T own s ▁in ▁Victoria ▁( Austral ia ) ▁Category : West ern ▁District ▁( V ict oria ) <0x0A> </s> ▁Nor ah ▁Mary ▁Phill ips , ▁Baron ess ▁Phill ips , ▁J P ▁( née ▁L ush er ; ▁ 1 2 ▁August ▁ 1 9 1 0 ▁– ▁ 1 4 ▁August ▁ 1 9 9 2 ) ▁was ▁a ▁British ▁Labour ▁politician . ▁ ▁Phill ips ▁was ▁educated ▁at ▁Ham pton ▁Training ▁College ▁as ▁a ▁teacher . ▁She ▁became ▁active ▁in ▁her ▁local ▁Ful ham ▁Labour ▁Party ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 0 ▁married ▁fellow ▁Ful ham ▁activ ist ▁Morgan ▁Phill ips , ▁a ▁former ▁min er ▁and ▁later ▁the ▁General ▁Secretary ▁of ▁the ▁Labour ▁Party ▁ 1 9 4 4 – 1 9 6 1 . ▁They ▁had ▁a ▁son ▁and ▁a ▁daughter , ▁G w yn eth ▁Dun wo ody , ▁who ▁became ▁a ▁long - ser ving ▁Labour ▁Member ▁of ▁Parliament . ▁ ▁Phill ips ▁was ▁a ▁long - ser ving ▁London ▁magistr ate ▁and ▁co - found er ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Association ▁of ▁Women ' s ▁Club s ▁( 1 9 3 5 ). ▁She ▁was ▁made ▁a ▁life ▁peer ▁on ▁ 2 1 ▁December ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁as ▁Baron ess ▁Phill ips , ▁of ▁Ful ham ▁in ▁the ▁County ▁of ▁Gre ater ▁London ▁and ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁female ▁government ▁wh ip ▁in ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁L ords , ▁as ▁Baron ess - in - Wait