Jennie Lee
Submitted by Alison McCall on 29 March 2013 - 4:24pm
Revised: 2 April 2013 - 10:49am — admin
Title:
Baroness Lee of Asheridge
Other names:
Her given name was Janet.
Dates:
3 Nov 1904-16 Nov 1988.
Born in Lochgelly in 1904, miner's daughter Jennie Lee became politically active at a young age. She became an M.P. in 1929.
She played a key role in creating the Open University.