Edith Summerskill
Former Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food of the United Kingdom
Edith Clara Summerskill, Baroness Summerskill, CH, PC was a British physician, feminist, Labour politician and writer. She was appointed to the Privy Council in 1949. Wikipedia
Born: April 19, 1901, United Kingdom
Died: February 4, 1980 (age 78 years), Highgate, London, United Kingdom
Previous offices: Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom (1955–1961), Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food of the United Kingdom (1945–1950), and Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom (1938–1955)
Spouse: Jeffrey Samuel (m. 1925)
Children: Shirley Summerskill
Education: King's College London and Charing Cross Hospital Medical School
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