Alberti, Johanna. Eleanor Rathbone. Sage Press.
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Herbert Morrison
Standard Name: Morrison, Herbert
Connections
| Connections Sort ascending | Author name | Excerpt |
|---|---|---|
| politics | Eleanor Rathbone | Johanna Alberti
calls this speech one of the most impassioned speeches of [ER
's] time as an MP on a question which she thought about day and night. |
| Occupation | Margaret Haig, Viscountess Rhondda | By 1930, Kingsley Martin
, editor of New Statesman and Nation, noted that Time and Tide was one of the leading British weeklies. It was read by the leaders of the country, including Prime... |
| Friends, Associates | Margaret Haig, Viscountess Rhondda | Other friends included Sir Charles Peake
, Richard Law
(later Lord Coleraine), Herbert Morrison
, G. K. Chesterton
, and George Bernard Shaw
. Eoff, Shirley. Viscountess Rhondda: Equalitarian Feminist. Ohio State University Press. 107 |
Timeline
By November 1941: More than 500,000 Morrison shelters had been...
Building item
By November 1941
More than 500,000 Morrison shelters had been distributed in Britain (mostly free) for indoor protection during air raids: they were called after Home Secretary Herbert Morrison
.
July 1944: British Jews appealed to the government on...
Building item
July 1944
British Jews appealed to the government on behalf of Jews in Hungary; Herbert Morrison
told Anthony Eden
that nothing must be done that would result in receiving more refugees.
26 July 1945: The postwar general election put the Labour...
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26 July 1945
The postwar general election put the Labour Party
in power with a landslide victory. Clement Attlee
became Prime Minister; prominent in his Cabinet were Herbert Morrison
, Ernest Bevin
, Hugh Dalton
, and Sir...
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