Audrey Evelyn Jones, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Audrey Evelyn Jones

teacher and campaigner for women's rights

Date of Birth: 15-Oct-1929

Place of Birth: Bushey, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 16-Aug-2014

Profession: teacher

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Libra


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About Audrey Evelyn Jones

  • Audrey Evelyn Jones (15 October 1929 – 16 August 2014) was an English teacher and a campaigner for women's rights.
  • She joined the staff of the St Cyres School in the Vale of Glamorgan in 1960 and rose to the position of deputy head teacher.
  • During her career, Jones encouraged young girls to study mathematics and art to combat sexism in education, worked to further girls' education and on sex discrimination research in schools.
  • In retirement she focused on campaigning for women's rights with the Wales Assembly of Women (WAW) on the world scene and through the Vale of Glamorgan Labour Party.
  • The WAW established the Audrey Jones Memorial Awards for Research in her honour and her documents and personal papers were deposited at the Glamorgan Archives

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