Politician

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Malala Yousafzai

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born 12 July 1997
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Malala Yousafzai
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Jennie Lee

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Baroness Lee of Asheridge
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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.

Christian Elizabeth Farquharson-Kennedy

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Prior to her marriage she was Christian Elizabeth Farquharson.
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27 February 1870- 16 July 1917

Christian Farquharson was born on 27 Feb 1870, at 57 Spital, Old Aberdeen, one of eight children of Alexander Farquharson and Helen Whalley. She trained as a teacher and taught firstly at Woodside School, Aberdeen and then at Kittybrewster School, Aberdeen. In Nov 1896 she attended a meeting at which she supported a resolution, which was unanimously carried, in favour of socialisation of the means of production, distribution and exchange; emancipation of labour from the domination of capital, and economic equality between the sexes.

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Obituary
Aberdeen Daily Journal Tues 17 July 1917, p2
Report of funeral
Aberdeen Daily Journal 20 July 1917.
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