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# Margaret Bondfield

(1873–1953)   Politician

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Margaret Bondfield was a politician.

## Quick Facts About Margaret Bondfield

Born March 17, 1873

Died June 16, 1953

Profession Politician

## About Margaret Bondfield

British feminist and trade unionist (1873–1953)... \| Margaret Grace Bondfield was a British Labour Party politician, trade unionist and women's rights activist. She became the first female cabinet minister, and the first woman to be a privy counsellor in the UK, when she was appointed Minister of Labour in the Labour government of 1929–31. She had ear

##  Quotes by Margaret Bondfield

> [Broadly speaking, I learned to recognize sin as the refusal to live up to the enlightenment we possess: to know the right…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-bondfield/broadly-speaking-i-learned-to-recognize-sin-as-the-refusal-to-live-up/)

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