in 1873, the birth of Margaret Grace Bondfield, Labour politician who became chairman of the TUC in 1923 and Minister of Labour in 1929, the first woman to hold office in the Cabinet.
I must confess to not having heard of her, she does sound quite a remarkable woman.
Monday, March 17, 2008
On this day
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