Difference between revisions of "Maureen Colquhoun"
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==Birth - Death== | ==Birth - Death== | ||
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| − | Economist and former Member of Parliament for Northampton North (1974-1979)for the Labour Party. Local member of Hackney London Borough Council, 1982-1990. Author of her autobiography (1980). | + | Economist and former Member of Parliament for Northampton North (1974-1979) for the Labour Party. Local member of Hackney London Borough Council, 1982-1990. Prominent campaigner on access to abortion, gender balance, and protection for sex workers. Post-politics, she served as a member of the National Park Authority for eight years. |
| + | Author of her autobiography 'A Woman in the House' (1980). | ||
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| + | ==See Also== | ||
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| + | * [[LGBTQ Economists]] | ||
==Further Reading/Research== | ==Further Reading/Research== | ||
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* http://www.lgbthistoryuk.org/wiki/index.php?title=Maureen_Colquhoun | * http://www.lgbthistoryuk.org/wiki/index.php?title=Maureen_Colquhoun | ||
* http://www.gayinthe80s.com/2013/10/1980s-politicians-come-out/ | * http://www.gayinthe80s.com/2013/10/1980s-politicians-come-out/ | ||
| + | * https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2021/feb/02/maureen-colquhoun-the-uks-first-openly-lesbian-mp-dies-aged-92 | ||
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Latest revision as of 13:07, 3 February 2021
Country
Great Britain
Birth - Death
1928 - 2021
Occupation
Politics
Description
Economist and former Member of Parliament for Northampton North (1974-1979) for the Labour Party. Local member of Hackney London Borough Council, 1982-1990. Prominent campaigner on access to abortion, gender balance, and protection for sex workers. Post-politics, she served as a member of the National Park Authority for eight years. Author of her autobiography 'A Woman in the House' (1980).
