Lucy, Lady Houston
British philanthropist, political activist, fascist sympathizer, and suffragette (1857–1936) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Dame Fanny Lucy Houston, Lady Houston, DBE (née Radmall; 8 April 1857 – 29 December 1936) was a British philanthropist, fascist sympathizer, political activist and suffragist.[1]
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Lucy Houston | |
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Born | Fanny Lucy Radmall (1857-04-08)8 April 1857 Lambeth, London, England |
Died | 29 December 1936(1936-12-29) (aged 79) Highgate, London, England |
Other names | Poppy Radmall |
Known for | Aviation pioneer, newspaper publisher |
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Beginning in 1933, she published the Saturday Review,[1] which was best known for its attacks on what the paper labelled the "unpatriotic" National Governments of Ramsay MacDonald and Stanley Baldwin. She has been acknowledged as an aviation pioneer and "the saviour of the Spitfire" because of her support for its predecessor, the Supermarine seaplane.[2]