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Margaret Grace Bondfield CH JP (17 March 1873 – 16 June 1953) was a British Labour Party politician, trade unionist and women's rights activist. She became the first female cabinet minister, and the first woman to be a privy counsellor in the UK, when she was appointed Minister of Labour in the Labour government of 1929–31 .
History of Britain. Share article. Margaret Bondfield. January 2014 marks the the 90th anniversary of Somerset-born politician and social activist Margaret Bondfield becoming the first woman minister in the UK parliament in 1924. Martin Claytor. 9 min read.
Apr 18, 2024 · Margaret Bondfield (born March 17, 1873, Chard, Somerset, England—died June 16, 1953, Sanderstead, Surrey) was a trade-union leader and the first woman to attain Cabinet rank in Great Britain.
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Jul 1, 2014 · Margaret Bondfield: The undercover 'shopgirl'. The woman who became Britain's first female cabinet minister started her working life as a "shopgirl". Pamela Cox tells the story of Margaret ...
Margaret Bondfield (1873–1953) was a trade unionist and Labour politician. In 1929 she became Britain’s first female cabinet minister. Early life and trade unionism. Bondfield was born in...
May 17, 2018 · British union official and political leader Margaret Bondfield (1873-1953) was a lifelong advocate of improving the lives of working women, working toward this goal in her roles as a labor activist, suffragist, and politician.
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