Irene May Lovelock (26 May 1896 – 9 August 1974) was the founder of the

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 constitut ...

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

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 Hospitals NHS Foundatio ...

, Tooting, London, on 9 August 1974.

References

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