[FLORENCE ADA KEYNES],.
The National Council of Women of Great Britain: Conference at Norwich, October 3rd to 7th, 1932.
Norwich: A.E. Soman & Co., Ltd , 1932.
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The National Council of Women of Great Britain; From the Library of Florence Ada Keynes, the Mother of Economist John Maynard Keynes
Original handbook and program of the National Council of Women of Great Britain, which represents women’s societies and reform groups across the country. Duodecimo, original wrappers, illustrated throughout. From the library of Florence Ada Keynes with her ownership signature to the top right corner of the front panel and her marginal annotations throughout the section titled "Agenda". Florence Ada Keynes is the mother of famed British economist John Maynard Keynes, whose ideas fundamentally changed the theory of macroeconomics and the economic policies of governments. In very good condition. Rare and desirable.
Florence Ada Keynes (1861–1958) was a British social reformer, municipal politician, and local historian whose work significantly shaped civic life in Cambridge in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. One of the city’s first female councilors, she was deeply involved in social research, housing reform, education, and public welfare, combining empirical inquiry with practical governance. In addition to her political career, Keynes produced detailed studies of Cambridge’s municipal history, reflecting her sustained commitment to documenting and improving local institutions and civic traditions.
The National Council of Women of Great Britain: Conference at Norwich, October 3rd to 7th, 1932.
$750.00
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