Leah L'Estrange Malone
Leah L'Estrange Malone (1886 – 4 September 1951) was a British politician.
Biography
Born in London as Leah Klingenstein, her family changed their surname to "Kay" while she was still a child. She completed a degree in modern history in 1904 at Somerville College, Oxford,[1] before becoming an inspector with the Ministry of Health, then in 1917 became the secretary to Henry Cavendish-Bentinck, a Member of Parliament. While working for Cavendish-Bentinck, she met Cecil Malone, the Communist Party of Great Britain's first MP, and the two married in 1921.[2]
The L'Estrange Malones soon left the Communist Party and joined the Labour Party. In 1923, Leah became the first female chair of Poale Zion in the UK.[3] She worked with Dora Russell to successfully persuade the party to adopt a policy of making access to birth control easier. In 1934, she was elected to the London County Council, representing West Fulham, and in 1937 she was made an alderman. During her time on the council she served on various committees, including a period chairing the Public Assistance Committee.[2]
L'Estrange Malone died in 1951, while on holiday in Italy.[2] She is buried at the Cimitero Monumentale di Staglieno in Genoa.
References
- ^ Batson, Judy G (2008). Her Oxford. Vanderbilt University Press, p.190. ISBN 9780826516107.
- ^ a b c Law, Cheryl. Women: A Modern Political Dictionary, p.94. I.B. Tauris, 2000.
- ^ Rose, Ella (21 November 2018). "Dealing with Labour antisemitism would endanger Jeremy Corbyn's lifelong dream". The Jewish Chronicle. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
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- 1886 births
- 1951 deaths
- 19th-century British Jews
- 20th-century British Jews
- Alumni of Somerville College, Oxford
- British birth control activists
- British women's rights activists
- British Zionists
- Burials in Italy
- Communist Party of Great Britain members
- English Jews
- First women admitted to degrees at Oxford
- Jewish women politicians
- Labour Party (UK) councillors
- Members of London County Council
- Women councillors in England