Margaret Bondfield (born March 17, 1873, Chard, Somerset, England—died June 16, 1953, Sanderstead, Surrey) was a trade-union leader and the first woman to attain Cabinet rank in …

January 2014 marks the the 90th anniversary of Somerset-born politician and social activist Margaret Bondfield becoming the first woman minister in the UK parliament in 1924.

Discover the story of Margaret Bondfield, the first female cabinet Minister, one of our 20 People of the 20s.

Margaret Bondfield (1873–1953) was a trade unionist and Labour politician. In 1929 she became Britain’s first female cabinet minister

In 1923 Margaret Bondfield became one of the first women to enter the House of Commons when she was elected as Labour MP for Northampton. When Ramsay McDonald became Prime …

2019年6月5日 · Ninety years ago, on this day Ramsay MacDonald appointed Margaret Bondfield as Cabinet Minister in his newly formed Labour Government. It was a momentous occasion. …

A dedicated Labour activist, Bondfield co-founded the Women’s Labour League and joined the Independent Labour Party. In 1918, she became the first woman elected to the Trade Union …

2014年7月1日 · One of the most extreme stories concerned the owner of "a certain shop in Bradford" who disposed of diseased meat from his farm by serving it up as supper...

Being born as a working-class child, Margaret Grace Bondfield (1873-1953) dedicated her live and work to improving the working and living conditions of the working class. She became a …

One of the most recent blue plaques to appear in Brighton & Hove honours Margaret Bondfield, who in 1929 became Britain’s first female cabinet member. Although her birthplace was in …