Ellen Wilkinson
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British politician
Labour Party politician
Member of Parliament
feminist
government minister of the United Kingdom
human
Ellen Wilkinson was a prominent British Labour politician and feminist known for her role in the Jarrow March and for serving as Minister of Education in the post-World War II Attlee government.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ellen Wilkinson canonical | 1 |
Statements (64)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British politician
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Labour Party politician ⓘ Member of Parliament ⓘ feminist ⓘ government minister of the United Kingdom ⓘ human ⓘ |
| burialPlace | St Peter's Church, Prestbury ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath |
barbiturate poisoning
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overdose ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United Kingdom
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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1891-10-08 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1947-02-06 ⓘ |
| describedBySource |
Encyclopaedia Britannica
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Dictionary of National Biography ⓘ
surface form:
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
|
| educatedAt |
Manchester University Extension classes
ⓘ
University of Manchester ⓘ |
| employer |
The Manchester Guardian
ⓘ
surface form:
Manchester Guardian
National Union of Distributive and Allied Workers ⓘ |
| familyName | Wilkinson ⓘ |
| father | Richard Wilkinson ⓘ |
| fullName | Ellen Cicely Wilkinson ⓘ |
| givenName | Ellen ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | The Right Honourable ⓘ |
| knownFor |
advocacy for the unemployed
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campaigning for educational reform ⓘ opposition to fascism ⓘ support for comprehensive education ⓘ support for equal pay for women teachers ⓘ support for the Spanish Republic ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty |
Communist Party of Great Britain
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Labour Party (UK) ⓘ |
| mother |
Ellen Cicely Wilkinson
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surface form:
Ellen Wood Wilkinson
|
| movement |
feminism
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labour movement ⓘ socialism ⓘ women's suffrage movement ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Clash
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Peeps at Politicians ⓘ The Town That Was Murdered ⓘ role in organizing the Jarrow March ⓘ |
| occupation |
journalist
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politician ⓘ trade union organizer ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| parliamentaryGroup | Parliamentary Labour Party ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Jarrow March ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Ardwick
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Manchester ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| positionHeld |
Member of Parliament for Jarrow
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Member of Parliament for Middlesbrough East ⓘ Minister of Education of the United Kingdom ⓘ Minister of Home Security (acting) ⓘ Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department ⓘ
surface form:
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Home Security
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Pensions ⓘ |
| religion | Methodism ⓘ |
| servedInGovernment |
Attlee government
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surface form:
Attlee ministry
|
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| sibling |
Cicely Wilkinson
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Harold Wilkinson ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Jarrow
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Middlesbrough ⓘ City of Westminster ⓘ
surface form:
Westminster
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