10 Facts About Margaret Cole

Dame Margaret Isabel Cole was an English socialist politician, writer and poet.

Margaret Cole went on to hold important posts in London government after the Second World War.

In 1941, Margaret Cole was co-opted onto the Education Committee of the London County Council, nominated by Herbert Morrison, and became a champion of comprehensive education.

Margaret Cole was an alderman on London County Council from 1952 until the council's abolition in 1965.

Margaret Cole was a member of the Inner London Education Authority from its creation in 1965 until her retirement from public life in 1967.

Dame Margaret Cole died on 7 May 1980, the day after her 87th birthday.

Margaret Cole wrote several books, including a biography of her husband.

Margaret Cole's brother Raymond was a labour historian, journalist and novelist.

Margaret Cole comprehensively documented their life together in a biography she wrote of her husband after his death.

Margaret Cole did not contribute to this novel, which is noted here solely to pre-empt confusion.