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Margaret Bondfield

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Margaret Bondfield MP 1873‒1953, Britain’s first female cabinet minister, worked here as an apprentice draper, 1887‒1892
Margaret Bondfield, Britain’s first female cabinet minister, worked as an apprentice draper at this site from 1887 to 1892, beginning her journey in trade union activism and public service. Her early experiences in the retail trade informed her later political career, which included pioneering roles in promoting workers' rights and social reform.

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