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2 unusual facts about Joan Bartlett


Joan Bartlett

During World War II Bartlett worked in the European Broadcasting division of the BBC, and at night was a Commandant of the Red Cross.

She opened a residential home for the elderly homeless, having been inspired by hearing Violet Markham speak at Caxton Hall about the plight of many elderly people who had been bombed out during The Blitz.



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