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

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Alan Charles Senitt

Alan Charles Senitt

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Bhavana Krishnamoorthy

Bhavana Krishnamoorthy

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Blind Veterans UK

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