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Irene Lovelock
Irene May Lovelock (26 May 1896 – 9 August 1974) was the founder of the British Housewives' League. Early life She was born Irene May Northover Smith on 26 May 1896 in Wood Green, London, the elder daughter of an ironmonger, William Northover Smith (1864–1953), and his wife, Florence Minnie Heath (1869–1943). She was educated in Margate and Finchley, and at the Birmingham School for Young Ladies. Career Lovelock formed the British Housewives' League in June 1945, and was its chairman, until April 1946, when she became president. Its membership was more than 70,000 in 1948. Personal life Her husband was a Church of England clergyman, the Revd John Herbert Lovelock (1903–1986), and they had three children. Lovelock died at St George's Hospital St George's Hospital is a large teaching hospital in Tooting, London. Founded in 1733, it is one of the UK's largest teaching hospitals and one of the largest hospitals in Europe. It is run by the St George's University Hospita ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Housewives' League
The British Housewives' League is a right-wing, non-party group that seeks to act as the voice of the British housewife, providing advice and encouraging active participation in society. The League seeks to defend the UK's independence and constitution, to promote Christian values, and to discourage excessive state control. In the past the League has campaigned against rationing, identity cards, fluoridation campaigns in the 1950s and UK membership of the European Union. The newsletter of the League has been called ''Housewives Today'', and ''Home'' but now produces a magazine called ''The Lantern''. The League was founded by Irene Lovelock, née Northover-Smith (1896-1974), who became its first chairman. As a housewife during the Second World War, Lovelock encountered the problems of rationing, shortages and queueing. In April 1946 Lovelock resigned from the chair of the League to become its president. Lovelock wrote an unpublished memoir of the League. Another prominent chairman ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wood Green
Wood Green is a suburban district in the borough of Haringey in London, England. Its postal district is N22, with parts in N8 or N15. The London Plan identifies it as one of the metropolitan centres in Greater London, and today it forms a major commercial district of North London. Formerly lying within the western part of Tottenham and within the county of Middlesex, it became part of both Haringey and Greater London in 1965. Wood Green lies directly to the east of Alexandra Palace. It is from Charing Cross in central London. Toponymy The name Wood Green derives from ‘Woodlegh’ or 'Woodlea', a Saxon word meaning open ground near a wood, which in this case relates to an opening in Tottenham Wood, an extensive area of woodland which formerly covered most of this area and westward to Muswell Hill. The earliest surviving written record of ‘Woodlegh’ is a reference in documentation dating from 1256, which relates to a grant for Ducketts Manor, (a sub-manor of Tottenham) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Birmingham School For Young Ladies
Birmingham ( ) is a city and metropolitan borough in the metropolitan county of West Midlands in England. It is the second-largest city in the United Kingdom with a population of 1.145 million in the city proper, 2.92 million in the West Midlands metropolitan county, and approximately 4.3 million in the wider metropolitan area. It is the largest UK metropolitan area outside of London. Birmingham is known as the second city of the United Kingdom. Located in the West Midlands region of England, approximately from London, Birmingham is considered to be the social, cultural, financial and commercial centre of the Midlands. Distinctively, Birmingham only has small rivers flowing through it, mainly the River Tame and its tributaries River Rea and River Cole – one of the closest main rivers is the Severn, approximately west of the city centre. Historically a market town in Warwickshire in the medieval period, Birmingham grew during the 18th century during the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
