Cicely Mayhew
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Cicely Elizabeth Mayhew, Baroness Mayhew (née Ludlam; 16 February 1924 – 8 July 2016) was a British diplomat. She was the second woman to work for the British
Early life
She was born on 16 February 1924. Her father, C.S Ludlam, was a metallurgist and artisanal miner who made his money in copper in
At age 10 she returned to Britain to be educated and did not see her mother again until her twenties. She attended
Career
In 1944, near the end of
Mayhew created a crucial pathway for women by becoming “the kings first female emissary" in 1947. Mayhew came up against previous barriers during her time spent at Bletchley Park decoding crucial messages, encountering issues which women faced during the wartime, which were hard to overcome. One of the main issues Mayhew encountered was in regards to “being paid significantly lower and being ranked beneath men,” who as Mayhew stated “could not boast a First from Oxford.”[5]
Personal life
In 1949 she married Christopher Mayhew, the politician, broadcaster and writer, whom she met when they were both in the diplomatic service, and they had two sons and two daughters. He died in 1997.[6]
She spent her later years in a care home in Wimbledon,[2] and died on 8 July 2016.[1]
Legacy
In March 2019, the Mayhew Theatre at the
Published works
- Beads on a String: A Fractured Childhood. Book Guild. 2000. ISBN 978-1-85776-421-5.
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Obituary : Lady Mayhew". thetimes.co.uk. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
- ^ a b c Bowers, Mary (31 March 2010). "Crisis In Care Homes As New Staffing Rules Loom". Immigration Watch Canada. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
- ^ Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland, ed. (April 2018). "Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining Handbook for Zambia" (PDF). Zambian Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources. p. 91. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Mayhew Cicely Elizabeth IWM interview". iwm.org.uk. 23 March 2000. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
- ^ a b Barker, Alex (6 November 2009). "Britain's first female diplomats". Financial Times. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
- ^ Adams, Michael (9 January 1997). "Obituary: Lord Mayhew". The Independent. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
- ^ "Duke pays tribute to pioneering woman diplomat". Jersey Evening Post. 4 March 2019. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
- Foreign & Commonwealth Office. 4 March 2019. Retrieved 4 March 2019.