Margaret Bondfield - from obscurity to two mentions within a day

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Last night I was reading Chris Renwick's book 'Bread for All'. I remarked on the fact of the first female Cabinet member being Margaret Bondfield - a name I'd never heard of before. Then whilst reading the Guardian this morning (Saturday 8 June 2019), lo and behold - everything (almost) you wanted to know about Margaret Bondfield, who entered the Cabinet 90 years ago today. Cracking coincidence I reckon.
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Date submitted:Sat, 08 Jun 2019 13:17:12 +0000Coincidence ID:10286