Molly, Lady Huggins
Molly, Lady Huggins | |
|---|---|
| Born | Molly Green 1907 Sir John Huggins (1929 – ?) |
| Children | 3, including Cherry Hambro |
Molly, Lady Huggins, née Green (1907 – 11 September 1981) was a British activist and philanthropist.[1]
Life
Molly Huggins was born Molly GreenSir John Huggins, sixteen years her senior, in Kuala Lumpur in 1929.[3] The couple had three daughters,[1] including the fashion journalist Cherry Hambro.[5]
Her husband had colonial postings to
Governor of Jamaica. While in Jamaica, 'Lady Molly' established the Jamaica Federation of Women. She also played golf and tennis, joining with a friend to win the Jamaican ladies' doubles championship in 1947.[2]
On their return to England in 1950 she became active in
Metropolitan Housing Trust – to improve the quality of accommodation for London's Caribbean community.[7] She published a book of memoirs, Too Much to Tell, in 1967.[4]
Works
- Too Much to Tell. London: Heinemann, 1967.
References
- ^ a b c 'Lady Huggins', The Times, 16 September 1981, p. 12.
- ^ a b c "Life Visits Lady Molly Huggins". Life. 24 April 1950. pp. 153–156, 158–160. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-4481-8526-9.
- ^ a b c Tara Zinkin, Jolly Molly, The Spectator, 15 December 1967, p. 18.
- ^ Lady Hambro, first fashion editor of the Telegraph magazine – obituary. The Telegraph, 14 April 2017. Retrieved 20 April 2020. (subscription required)
- Newspapers.com.
- ^ In the wake of Windrush and at the dawn of Metropolitan, Metropolitan Thames Valley. 22 June 2018. Accessed 19 April 2020.