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Joyce Waley-Cohen

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Waley-Cohen was able to find time for public service, particularly in education. She was an advocate of private and single-sex education and believed that single-sex education was better for girls than it was for boys for which they performed best in a mixed environment. From 1945 to 1983,
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Following their marriage, Waley-Cohen supported her husband in his career as she raised their children and maintaining their house in St James's, Piccadilly and their 1,000-acre (400 ha) farm estate located close to the edge of
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from 1979 to 1990. She was a member of the council of the advocate and independent sector lobbying Independent Schools Information Service from 1972 to 1980, which she chaired between 1981 and 1985.
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Waley-Cohen was a member of Saint Felix School's governing body, on which she served as chair between 1970 and 1983. She was a member of the
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holds a series of four quarter-plate glass negative photographic portraits of Waley-Cohen and her children in its collection.
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between 1952 and 1968 and The Gordon Hospital from 1961 to 1968. For almost four decades, she was a
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Kershen, Anne J. (23 September 2004). "Joyce Constance Ina Cohen Lady Waley-Cohen (1920–2013)".
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chairperson, and an important person in the Jewish community. Waley-Cohen went to school at
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from 1964 and she chaired between 1974 and 1979 as well as being the chair of the
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in 1997. On 30 June 2013, she died at Honeymead House. Her funeral took place at
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on the morning of 4 July and a thanksgiving celebration was held for her at
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degree in 1941. She began her working career as an administrator in the
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from 1977 to 1980. Between 1978 and 1990, Waley-Cohen was the chair of
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Waley-Cohen was born on 20 January 1920 at 15 Lansdowne Road,
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in London. There, Waley-Cohen was led by the principal
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Index

The Honourable
JP
Kensington
Simonsbath
Somerset
Saint Felix School
Girton College, Cambridge
Sir Bernard Waley-Cohen, 1st Baronet
Sir Stephen Waley-Cohen, 2nd Baronet
Joanna Waley-Cohen
Robert Waley-Cohen
Harry Nathan, 1st Baron Nathan
Eleanor Stettauer
JP
née
Saint Felix School
Governing Bodies of Girls' Schools Association
Independent Schools Joint Council
Taunton School
Wellington College
Westminster Children's Hospital
Gordon Hospital
Sir Bernard Nathaniel Waley-Cohen, 1st Baronet
Lord Mayor of London
Kensington
Harry Nathan, 1st Baron Nathan
British Army
Eleanor Joan Clara
née
London County Council

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