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Edith Summerskill, Baroness Summerskill

1901-04-19 – 1980-02-04

Portrait of Edith Summerskill, Baroness Summerskill
Paul Jerome Remigius Hilton. Dr. Edith Summerskill, M. P. Speaker Hanson, Paul Hilton, M.L.A. Photograph taken during the visit of the Environment Protection Authority Delegation, House of Commons, Cananda, 1944. (Description supplied with photograph.).Credit: Contributor(s): Queensland Newspapers Pty Ltd

Life & Legacy

Edith Clara Summerskill, Baroness Summerskill, (19 April 1901 – 4 February 1980) was a British physician, feminist, Labour politician and writer. She was appointed to the Privy Council in 1949.

Occupation & Career

politician, physician

Education

King's College London; Charing Cross Hospital Medical School; Imperial College School of Medicine

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Education & Institutions

Charing Cross Hospital Medical School · Imperial College School of Medicine · King's College London

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  1. Wikidata population candidate Q665743 — wikidata View source

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