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Violet Mary Jewson (14 Jan 1894[1] – 26 September 1978)[2] was an English doctor, medical officer,[3] socialist,[4] and the cousin of Labour Party politician and birth control campaigner Dorothy Jewson.
Life
[edit]Violet Jewson graduated in medicine from the University of Manchester.[3] She went on to work as a medical officer at the Norwich Ante-Natal Clinic, and later as assistant school medical officer for Norfolk County Council.[3] She married Herbert W. Palmer in 1927,[5] who was active alongside her in political activities.[6] Jewson was described as 'a prominent figure in the life of Norwich'.[7]
Like her sister, Dorothy, she was involved with the Independent Labour Party, acting as Chairman of its Norwich branch.[8] Both campaigned in favour of birth control, with Violet Jewson being described as 'wholeheartedly for' it.[9][10] She was a member of the Norwich branch of the pacifist Peace Pledge Union, for whom she gave a speech in Dereham marketplace in July 1938.[6] In it, she quoted the words of Dick Sheppard, founder of the Union, who said "We must have peace at any price, but let us call it love at any cost."[6]
American Women's Hospital Service. Dr. Violet Jewson standing with children suffering from 'bomb shock' from the air raids in Norwich. Credit: Eastern Daily Press, Norwich, England. Faces have been obscured to protect patient privacy.[11]
Violet Jewson retired from her role as Assistant Medical Officer on 14 January 1954.[12] In that year, she and her husband moved from Norwich to the Norfolk village of Northwold.[13] There, they continued to actively support the Peace Pledge Union, including by selling Peace News in the town.[13] She was also a member of the Medical Association for the Prevention of War.[13]
References
[edit]- ^ "1939 Register". www.findmypast.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-02-14.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "England & Wales Government Probate Death Index 1858-2019". www.findmypast.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-02-14.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b c "Violet Mary Jewson - Manchester Medical Collection: Biographical Files H-Q - Archives Hub". archiveshub.jisc.ac.uk. Retrieved 2021-02-14.
- ^ "Not Just a Dream: Creating a Living and Active Demand for Socialism". Daily Herald. 15 November 1926.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "England & Wales Marriages 1837-2005". www.findmypast.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-02-14.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b c "Peace Pledge Union: Speeches in Dereham Market Place". Yarmouth Independent. 30 July 1938.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Miss Jewson in Hull". Hull Daily Mail. 9 April 1926.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Birth Control: Lowestoft Mother and Norwich Teacher". Yarmouth Independent. 20 March 1926.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Robinson, William Josephus (1925). The Medical Critic and Guide. Critic and Guide Company.
- ^ Worley, Matthew (2009). The foundations of the British Labour Party: identities, cultures and perspectives, 1900-39. Studies in labour history. Farnham Burlington (Vt.): Ashgate. ISBN 978-0-7546-6731-5.
- ^ "Children and Dr. Violet Jewson | iDEA: DREXEL LIBRARIES E-REPOSITORY AND ARCHIVES". idea.library.drexel.edu. Retrieved 2021-02-14.
- ^ Norfolk (England). County Council. n 96057154 (1954). [Report 1954]. Wellcome Library.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ a b c Peace News 1954-07-09: Vol 19 Iss 941. Peace News. 1954-09-07.