Margaret Haig Thomas (later MHVR
) thought her unmarried aunt Charlotte Wolseley Haig
(Lotty) one of the most wonderful women in the world
Rhondda, Margaret Haig, Viscountess. This Was My World. Macmillan, 1933.
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because she rebelled against the church and social expectations...
Instructor
Margaret Haig Viscountess Rhondda
Taught by governesses until she was thirteen, Margaret Haig Thomas learned to read at about five. She was taught German and French, and she also learned Welsh as a child but did not retain it...
politics
Margaret Haig Viscountess Rhondda
In June 1908, Sybil Thomas
's militant, feminist cousin Florence Haig
was released from prison, and Margaret Haig Thomas (later MHVR
) invited her to Llanwern. Florence Haig there spoke passionately for the enfranchisement...
