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Please note that this collection contains some language and attitudes that are potentially uncomfortable or distressing, including derogatory content relating to members of the Travelling community, people of colour, people with disabilities, and working-class people. Newcastle University Library Special Collections & Archives statement about addressing potentially uncomfortable or distressing content in collections is available here.
This collection contains material relating to Lady Plowden’s work in broadcasting, pre-school and primary education, Romany and Traveller education and rights, adult education, the care and resettlement of offenders, the role of voluntary work, young adult unemployment and training, and women and employment. Find out more about our work to illuminate hidden or obscured histories and voices in our collections here.