Jennie Lee: A Life
The passionate daughter of a Scottish miner, Lee was a fierce political dissenter who married Nye Bevan on the rebound of an unhappy affair. She was also an MP in her own right, the first Minister for the Arts, and the founder of the Open University.
Buy this book at Amazon- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, USA
- Year
- 1998
- ISBN-13
- 9780192881052
- Genre
- Biography & Memoir
- Topics
- British politicsWomen in politicsOpen University founding
Awards
- Wolfson History PrizeWon(1998)
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