Person    | Female  Born 7/2/1913  Died 3/5/2005

Lady Jean Medawar

Categories: Education, Medicine

Wife of Sir Peter Medawar, the man in our picture, and thus known as Lady Medawar. Worked passionately in the promotion of family planning, especially for young girls. Chair of the Family Planning Association. In the 1950s this was quite revolutionary.
Born in London.

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Lady Jean Medawar

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Sir Peter Medawar tree

The plaque is in front of a tree stump, so that accounts for the "lost" tree ...

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Tudor Hall - Barnet

Tudor Hall - Barnet

Funded by the first Governors of the Queen Elizabeth’s Grammar School and the Corporation of London.  Now part of Barnet and Southgate College and used as a banqueting hall and conference space, et...

Building, Education, Property

1 memorial
London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)

London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)

Founded by the four Fabians: Beatrice and Sidney Webb, Graham Wallas and George Bernard Shaw.

Group, Education

3 memorials
Harold Laski

Harold Laski

Born Harold Joseph Laski at Smedley House, Cheetham Hill, Manchester. His mother's maiden name was Frankenstein. He lectured at universities in Canada and America. Returning to Britain he became Pr...

Person, Education, Philosophy, Politics & Administration, Canada, USA

1 memorial
UCL School of Pharmacy

UCL School of Pharmacy

Founded in 1842 by the Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain and initially based at 17, Bloomsbury Square.  The current building in Brunswick Square was designed by Herbert Rowse, was began in 19...

Group, Education

1 memorial
John Sparkes

John Sparkes

Principal of the Lambeth School of Arts 1858 - 1900. Born as John Charles Lewis Sparkes in Brixton. Began teaching at Lambeth in 1857. Cultivated a special relationship between the school and Doult...

Person, Art, Education, Politics & Administration

1 memorial