Author and poet. Born Marguerite Ann Johnson in St Louis, Missouri, USA.
She died, aged 86 years, on 28 May 2014 at her home in Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina, USA. Her body was cremated and the ashes were scattered.
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Maya Angelou
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Kennington Park air-raid
The Friends say "The air raid shelters were actually on the south field of th...
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Leonard Montefiore
Author and philanthropist. Leonard Abraham Montefiore was born Kensington. Grand nephew to Moses. Was a friend of Oscar Wilde when they were both at Oxford University. Chief assistant to Samuel ...
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Priscilla Wakefield
Born Priscilla Bell in Tottenham. Quaker philanthropist and author of feminist economics, scientific subjects, travel, children's non-fiction. Best known book was 'The Juvenile Travellers' which ha...
Person, Children, Gender Issues, Race Issues, Social Welfare
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Girls Friendly Society
From English Heritage: "... founded in 1875 by Mary Townsend as an Anglican organisation that offered care and support to such women, through seven 'lodges' across west London, in areas like Ealing...
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Eva McLaren
Suffragist and leading member of Women’s Liberal Federation. Eva Maria McLaren (née Müller; was an English suffragist, writer and campaigner. She served as Superintendent of the Franchise departm...
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Victims of sexual violence and their children
Victims of sexual violence and their children in conflict around the world and their children, including the Lai Dai Han of Vietnam.
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