History of WalesHanes Cymru / Modern WalesCymru Fodern
1902–1966
The first woman elected for a Welsh constituency, in 1929, and a lifelong campaigner for a Welsh parliament.Y fenyw gyntaf i’w hethol dros etholaeth yng Nghymru, yn 1929, ac ymgyrchydd oes dros senedd i Gymru.
Daughter of David Lloyd George, Megan was elected Liberal MP for Anglesey in 1929, the first woman to represent a Welsh seat.
She campaigned for a Secretary of State for Wales and led the Parliament for Wales petition of the 1950s. She later joined Labour and won Carmarthen in 1957.
Merch David Lloyd George oedd Megan. Fe’i hetholwyd yn AS Rhyddfrydol Môn yn 1929, y fenyw gyntaf i gynrychioli sedd yng Nghymru.
Ymgyrchodd dros Ysgrifennydd Gwladol i Gymru ac arweiniodd ddeiseb Senedd i Gymru yn y 1950au. Yn ddiweddarach ymunodd â Llafur ac ennill Caerfyrddin yn 1957.
Welsh-speaking prime minister from 1916 to 1922 whose 1909 People’s Budget laid foundations for the welfare state.Prif weinidog Cymraeg ei iaith rhwng 1916 a 1922, y gosododd ei Gyllideb y Bobl yn 1909 seiliau’r wladwriaeth les.
Born in Haverfordwest, she painted quiet, intense portraits and is now ranked among the finest artists of her time.Fe’i ganed yn Hwlffordd. Paentiodd bortreadau tawel, dwys, ac fe’i hystyrir heddiw ymhlith artistiaid gorau ei chyfnod.
Ellis Humphrey Evans, a shepherd from Trawsfynydd, who won the eisteddfod chair weeks after he was killed in battle.Ellis Humphrey Evans, bugail o Drawsfynydd, a enillodd gadair yr eisteddfod wythnosau ar ôl iddo gael ei ladd mewn brwydr.
A miner from Betws near Ammanford who became a Labour minister and built the welfare state.Glöwr o’r Betws ger Rhydaman a ddaeth yn weinidog Llafur ac a adeiladodd y wladwriaeth les.