Margot Claire Heinemann | |
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| Born | (1913年11月18日)18 November 1913 West Hampstead, London, England |
| Died | 10 June 1992(1992年6月10日) (aged 78) |
| Education | Roedean School,King Alfred School, London,Newnham College, Cambridge |
| Known for | Communist activism, trade union activism, fellow of New Hall, Cambridge |
| Partner | J. D. Bernal |
| Children | 1 |
Margot Claire Heinemann (18 November 1913 – 10 June 1992)[1] was a British Marxist writer, drama scholar, and leading member of the Communist Party of Great Britain (CPGB).
She was born at 89 Priory Road, West Hampstead, London NW6. Her parents were Meyer Max Heinemann, a merchant banker, and Selma Schott, both non-Orthodox Jews from Frankfurt, Germany.[2] Heinemann was educated at Roedean School and at King Alfred School in London, and read English at Newnham College, Cambridge from 1931, later graduating from Cambridge University with a BA with first class honours.[1] She was the lover of John Cornford while a student. The historian Eric Hobsbawm, who studied at Cambridge at the same time, wrote "she probably had more influence on me than any other person I have known."
She joined the CPGB in 1934,[1] because of its active opposition to the British Union of Fascists.
After Cambridge she taught 14-year-old girls at Cadbury's Continuation School in Bournville, now Bournville College, on day release from the chocolate factory.[1] In the CPGB she worked in the Labour Research Department from 1937.
She stood as the communist candidate for Vauxhall Constituency in the 1950 General Election.[1]
1959年にカムデン女子校で教鞭をとり、その後1965年から1977年までゴールドスミス・カレッジで教鞭を執った。 [ 1 ] 1976年にケンブリッジ大学ニューホール校(現マレー・エドワーズ・カレッジ)のフェローに任命された。[ 1 ]彼女は1989年までニューホール校で教鞭をとり、1991年に解散するまでCPGBに所属した。
彼女はジョン・デスモンド・バーナルとの間に1953年生まれのジェーンという子供をもうけた。[ 3 ]