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Durham Miners' Gala
@DurhamGala
Official account of the Durham Miners' Gala: the world's greatest trade union & community celebration. Hosted by @DurhamMiners since 1871.
Nov 3, 2022 • 7 tweets • 2 min read
The great Jennie Lee, radical and rebel, founder of the @OpenUniversity, the youngest woman MP, and Gala speaker, was born #OnThisDay in 1904.

A miner’s daughter from Lochgelly, Fife, she graduated from Edinburgh University and became a school teacher. (1/7) Aged 24, in March 1929 Lee became the youngest woman elected MP, representing North Lanarkshire.

In her maiden speech, she attacked the Chancellor Winston Churchill over his “cant, corruption, and incompetence”. In July that year, she spoke for the first time at the Gala. (2/7)