1. Thelma Cazalet-Keir CBE was a British feminist and Conservative Party politician.
11 Facts About Thelma Cazalet-Keir
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Thelma Cazalet-Keir's father was a wealthy socialite, and in her childhood she met many leading figures of the day, including Rudyard Kipling, Sylvia Pankhurst and Beatrice Webb.
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Thelma Cazalet-Keir's mother was a feminist Christian Scientist and a strong influence on her daughter.
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Thelma Cazalet-Keir was a close friend of Megan Lloyd George, the daughter of Prime Minister David Lloyd George and later a Member of Parliament herself.
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Thelma Cazalet-Keir then held the seat until her defeat at the 1945 general election, when the seat went to the Labour candidate, Eric Fletcher.
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Thelma Cazalet-Keir fought in Normandy in 1944, as a Guards officer, reaching the rank of Major, and survived the war.
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Thelma Cazalet-Keir's proposed amendment to the Education Bill, demanding for equal pay for women teachers, passed by one vote on 28 March 1944.
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Outside of parliament, Thelma Cazalet-Keir was a member of the Arts Council and, later, a Governor of the BBC.
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Thelma Cazalet-Keir was a keen feminist and supported the Fawcett Society, becoming the President of the organisation in 1964.
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Thelma Cazalet-Keir was a devoted supporter of the Women's Engineering Society, which collaborated with her in her equal pay campaign.
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Thelma Cazalet-Keir died in 1989 at Eaton Square at age 89.