The original Maggie
Posted: Sun Jun 08, 2025 9:48 pm
On this day, 96 years ago, Margaret Bondfield was appointed to the cabinet, becoming the first woman to hold such a position in the UK.
She also became the first female Privy Councillor and had earlier become the first woman to chair the General Council of the Trades Union Congress (TUC).
A former shop assistant, she was the original “Maggie” in the cabinet. Some say, the only Maggie in reality.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_ ... rov=sfti1#
She also became the first female Privy Councillor and had earlier become the first woman to chair the General Council of the Trades Union Congress (TUC).
A former shop assistant, she was the original “Maggie” in the cabinet. Some say, the only Maggie in reality.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_ ... rov=sfti1#