Lady Nora (Mary) Hoare (; – 21 September 1973) was the

Lady Mayoress Lady mayoress is an official female companion to the lord mayor of a major city in the United Kingdom or Republic of Ireland, or a capital city of an Australian state. Traditionally this was the wife of a male mayor. It is not an elected offic ...

of London and advocate for thalidomide-affected babies and children. She founded a charity for thalidomide-affected children, the Lady Hoare Trust, which she managed from her home. The trust organised home visits and research into artificial limbs in order to encourage independent living at home and integration in mainstream schools. She was awarded an OBE in 1972. She died of cancer one year later. At the time of her death, the trust cared for approximately 900 children.

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Lady Hoare and the thalidomide story

Families fighting for justice
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hoare, Nora 1910s births 1973 deaths Officers of the Order of the British Empire English activists English women activists