Hilda Matheson: A Life of Secrets and Broadcasts Carney Michael
Hilda Matheson: A Life of Secrets and Broadcasts Carney Michael Vita Sackville-West was infatuated with her. Sir John Reith resented her but couldn't do without her skills: she transformed the BBC…
Specifikacia Hilda Matheson: A Life of Secrets and Broadcasts Carney Michael
Hilda Matheson: A Life of Secrets and Broadcasts Carney Michael
Vita Sackville-West was infatuated with her. Sir John Reith resented her but couldn't do without her skills: she transformed the BBC into a broadcaster for the people. Virginia Woolf hated her.
Hilda Matheson was one of the most important women behind the scenes in Britain's public life between the wars and an influential networker between feminist, media and political powers. Lady Astor was her close friend, making a way for her into the heart of Britain's political, cultural and intellectual aristocracy. She packed more into her short life than most people would even think possible.
Every challenge was accepted, and she lived her life to the full.Hilda worked for MI6 in the First World War, then became Lady Astor's political secretary, the first woman MP to take her seat in the House of Commons. Poached by Sir John Reith, Hilda moved to the BBC to become the first Talks