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Marjorie Proops

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270: 22: 102:. Following the death of the problem page editor, Proops was given the job of reading and answering her correspondence, and soon became the agony aunt herself, a post she held until her own death. As well as being an adviser, she used her column to campaign for numerous causes. One that she advocated for was the establishment of special "suites" for the treatment and interviewing of rape victims, to minimise the stigma of reporting such crimes. 380: 365: 375: 311: 360: 340: 385: 350: 345: 304: 162: 174: 355: 297: 149: 202: 370: 127: 335: 330: 277: 92: 21: 281: 269: 244: 223: 207: 157: 98:
In 1939, Proops became a journalist. Her first job was as fashion correspondent for the
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Rayle). Alfred Israel later had the family name changed to Rayle. The family moved to
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County Grammar School. She excelled at English and art, and had a fine
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Proops died on 10 November 1996, aged 85. She is buried at
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voice. Her teachers, nevertheless, advised her against
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Allan Warren
OBE
agony aunt
Daily Mirror
Woking
Surrey
née
London
Dalston
contralto
matriculation
Smithfield
BBC Radio 4
Just a Minute
Gilbert O'Sullivan
OBE
waxwork
Madame Tussauds
This is Your Life
BBC
Golders Green Jewish Cemetery




"Obituary: Marjorie Proops"
The Independent
"The accused"
The Guardian

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