Dorothy Thompson (1923–2011)

This article presents tributes and memories for Dorothy Thompson. Owen R. Ashton, Emeritus Professor in History, Staffordshire University, said Thompson was very generous at the personal level. At home both at Wick Episcopi and Rainbow Hill Terrace in Worcester she was enormously kind, offered warm...

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Published in:Labour history review 2011-12, Vol.76 (3), p.227-230
Main Authors: Ashton, Owen R, Allen, Joan, White, Joe, Epstein, James A
Format: Article
Language:English
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Deaths
History
Labor force
Labor history
Obituaries
Supervision
Thompson, Dorothy
Universities
University professors
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Summary:This article presents tributes and memories for Dorothy Thompson. Owen R. Ashton, Emeritus Professor in History, Staffordshire University, said Thompson was very generous at the personal level. At home both at Wick Episcopi and Rainbow Hill Terrace in Worcester she was enormously kind, offered warm hospitality, good humour, and a ready wit. According to Joan Allen of Newcastle University, Thompson's contributions to the field of labour history have been many and varied. As Stephen Roberts pointed out in his obituary, Thompson was a founder member of the Society for the Study of Labour History and so much more than the doyenne of Chartist studies. Her own publications on Chartism as well as her supervision of a number of significant doctoral theses placed her at the heart of all new research on the topic for decades.
ISSN:0961-5652
1745-8188
DOI:10.1179/174581811X13166898133997