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Edith Holt Whetham

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279: 175: 86:, it was not until 1998 that she was conferred with her full degree because she had studied at a time when Cambridge did not permit women to participate in graduation ceremonies. 134:, Nigeria, as a visiting Professor of Economics, later becoming a full professor there. Her interests had moved to the agricultural needs and economies of the developing world. 95: 174:
In 1966, Whetham was appointed to the executive of the Agricultural Economics Society and in 1971 she was elected as its president. She also held various posts with the
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Cooperation, Land Reform, and Land Settlement: Report on a Survey in Kenya, Uganda, Sudan, Ghana, Nigeria and Iran
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Whetham suffered from hearing loss after a fall when she was an infant. She was educated at home and later at
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scientist and agricultural academic, and his wife Catherine Durning Holt, a daughter of Liverpool merchant
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who had also pursued an education at Cambridge. She had one brother and four sisters, including
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Edith Holt Whetham was born on 27 December 1911, the daughter of
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Whetham's later publications, sometimes co-authored, included
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and served as its president for a period until 1979.
391: 94:Whetham began work as a resident scholar at the 181:Whetham died on 28 January 2001 in Cambridge. 143:A History of British Agriculture (1846–1914) 440:Academic staff of Ahmadu Bello University 323:"Cambridge women return for their rights" 278: 168:The Agrarian History of England and Wales 104:. During World War II, she worked in the 115:Following the war, Whetham returned to 55:, and also inherited a small estate in 392: 367:(1): 52, 88, 114. 1979. Archived from 348: 346: 344: 274: 272: 216: 450:People educated at Downe House School 445:Fellows of Newnham College, Cambridge 122:In 1952, Whetham published the book, 410:Alumni of Newnham College, Cambridge 217:Currie, Jean I. (15 February 2001). 212: 210: 208: 206: 204: 202: 200: 198: 196: 194: 176:British Agricultural History Society 159:and Beef, Cattle and Sheep 1910–1940 341: 269: 63:where they spent family vacations. 13: 151:The Economics of African Countries 14: 466: 191: 47:. Whetham's family owned a small 155:Agricultural Marketing in Africa 361:The Agricultural History Review 315: 290: 244: 1: 184: 33:William Cecil Dampier Whetham 26: 7: 284:A Cambridge Alumni Database 139:London Milk Trade 1900–1930 74:. In 1930, she enrolled in 45:Margaret Anderson (indexer) 10: 471: 286:. University of Cambridge. 163:Cambridge University Press 112:civil history department. 82:. Although she passed her 124:British Farming 1939–1949 89: 420:English women historians 256:trinitycollegechapel.com 128:Ahmadu Bello University 96:Ministry of Agriculture 455:British civil servants 21:agricultural economist 435:The Economist people 425:Women in agriculture 84:degree examinations 80:John Maynard Keynes 41:Robert Durning Holt 302:www.thepeerage.com 68:Downe House School 37:Cambridge-educated 17:Edith Holt Whetham 462: 384: 383: 381: 379: 374:on 15 March 2023 373: 358: 350: 339: 338: 336: 334: 319: 313: 312: 310: 308: 294: 288: 287: 276: 267: 266: 264: 262: 248: 242: 241: 239: 237: 214: 110:Cabinet Office's 106:Ministry of Food 470: 469: 465: 464: 463: 461: 460: 459: 415:British writers 390: 389: 388: 387: 377: 375: 371: 356: 354:"Various notes" 352: 351: 342: 332: 330: 321: 320: 316: 306: 304: 296: 295: 291: 277: 270: 260: 258: 250: 249: 245: 235: 233: 219:"Edith Whetham" 215: 192: 187: 92: 76:Newnham College 29: 12: 11: 5: 468: 458: 457: 452: 447: 442: 437: 432: 427: 422: 417: 412: 407: 402: 386: 385: 340: 314: 289: 268: 243: 189: 188: 186: 183: 91: 88: 28: 25: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 467: 456: 453: 451: 448: 446: 443: 441: 438: 436: 433: 431: 428: 426: 423: 421: 418: 416: 413: 411: 408: 406: 403: 401: 398: 397: 395: 370: 366: 362: 355: 349: 347: 345: 329:. 4 July 1998 328: 324: 318: 303: 299: 298:"Person Page" 293: 285: 281: 275: 273: 257: 253: 247: 232: 228: 224: 220: 213: 211: 209: 207: 205: 203: 201: 199: 197: 195: 190: 182: 179: 177: 172: 170: 169: 164: 160: 156: 152: 148: 144: 140: 135: 133: 129: 125: 120: 118: 113: 111: 107: 103: 102: 101:The Economist 97: 87: 85: 81: 77: 73: 69: 64: 62: 58: 54: 50: 46: 42: 38: 34: 24: 22: 18: 376:. Retrieved 369:the original 364: 360: 331:. Retrieved 326: 317: 305:. Retrieved 301: 292: 283: 259:. Retrieved 255: 246: 234:. Retrieved 223:The Guardian 222: 180: 173: 166: 158: 154: 150: 146: 142: 138: 136: 123: 121: 114: 99: 93: 65: 30: 16: 15: 430:Holt family 405:2001 deaths 400:1911 births 49:manor house 394:Categories 378:11 October 333:11 October 307:19 October 185:References 27:Early life 231:0261-3077 117:Cambridge 327:BBC News 261:17 March 236:17 March 171:(1978). 153:(1969), 149:(1968), 145:(1964), 141:(1960), 108:and the 57:Hilfield 165:series 157:(1972) 72:Newbury 229:  90:Career 61:Dorset 372:(PDF) 357:(PDF) 132:Zaria 70:near 53:Devon 380:2017 335:2017 309:2017 263:2017 238:2017 227:ISSN 35:, a 130:in 51:in 396:: 365:27 363:. 359:. 343:^ 325:. 300:. 282:. 271:^ 254:. 225:. 221:. 193:^ 59:, 23:. 382:. 337:. 311:. 265:. 240:.

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agricultural economist
William Cecil Dampier Whetham
Cambridge-educated
Robert Durning Holt
Margaret Anderson (indexer)
manor house
Devon
Hilfield
Dorset
Downe House School
Newbury
Newnham College
John Maynard Keynes
degree examinations
Ministry of Agriculture
The Economist
Ministry of Food
Cabinet Office's
Cambridge
Ahmadu Bello University
Zaria
Cambridge University Press
The Agrarian History of England and Wales
British Agricultural History Society





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