Background
She was born in Hammersmith, London, England, in 1916.
She was born in Hammersmith, London, England, in 1916.
She took over the column in Woman at the age of 21, having previously been its sub-editor, and continued to write it until retirement. She appeared as a "castaway" on the British Broadcasting Corporation Radio programme Desert Island Discs on 8 May 1988. She also contributed regularly to Thought Foreign The Day on the Home Service.
She died on 8 December 2011.