Margery Gertrude Willoughby (13 December 1905 – 10 June 2001) was a British headteacher and Chair of the Yorkshire Philosophical Society.

Biography

Willoughby attended

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and then Girton College, Cambridge where she studied history. After graduation, she worked as a teacher at

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and at

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. In 1946 she became the headteacher of The Mount School, York where she remained for the rest of her career. Whilst in York, Willoughby joined the Yorkshire Philosophical Society. She was elected to its council in 1954 and served as its Chair from 1966 to 1982. At the time of her death she was a Life Vice-President of the society. She also served as Chair of governors of the

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and was the founding chairperson of local branch of the

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, a role she held from 1970–1974. She was a member of York Civic Trust, the Friends of York Minster, and served as a city magistrate. In 2022, her biography was featured as one of the 100 York Women in an exhibition at the

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Willoughby, Margery Gertrudeh 1905 births 2001 deaths Members of the Yorkshire Philosophical Society Alumni of Girton College, Cambridge Women heads of schools in the United Kingdom British schoolteachers People from Chapel-en-le-Frith