Background
She was daughter of Lord Alfred Browne, son of Henry Ulick Browne, fifth Marquess of Sligo, and she came out as a debutante.
She was daughter of Lord Alfred Browne, son of Henry Ulick Browne, fifth Marquess of Sligo, and she came out as a debutante.
She worked for the Labour Research Department from 1938, until her death, editing its magazine for 28 years. Noreen and Clive joined the Independent Labour Party together, before transferring their allegiance to the Communist Party. After the death of James Klugmann, Noreen Branson took over the authorship of the official History of the Communist Party of Great Britain, adding volumes for the years 1927-1945 and 1945-1951.