Alice in Westminster : the political life of Alice Bacon
Reeves, Rachel, 1979-2017
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Alice Bacon was one of the twentieth-century's most remarkable female politicians. Born and raised in the Yorkshire town of Normanton, she defied the odds to be elected Labour MP for Leeds North East in the 1945 General Election. Famed in her home town for her unlikely love of sports cars, she was a much-respected, no-nonsense, hard-working representative for her beloved Yorkshire home in Westminster. Mentored by Herbert Morrison and Hugh Gaitskell, she rose through the party becoming a Home Office minister under Roy Jenkins and latterly an Education Minister with responsibility for the introduction of comprehensive schools.
Main title:
Alice in Westminster : the political life of Alice Bacon / Rachel Reeves with Richard Carr.
Author:
Reeves, Rachel, 1979-, authorCarr, Richard, author
Imprint:
London : I.B. Tauris, 2017.
Collation:
xviii, 222 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781784537685 (hbk)
Dewey class:
941.085092324.2092
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
2439404